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SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL 

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IWTllODUCTIOW. 

The  following  pages  partially  illustrate  and  describe  some  of  the  work 
we  have  done  in  the  past  few  years  on  the  Pacific  Coast  and  the  Hawaiian 
Islands. 

We  started  in  business  in  the  Spring  of  1895,  fortified  with  the 
conviction  that  there  was  room  on  this  Coast  for  a  designing  and  constructing 
engineering  concern,  making  a  specialty  of  work  of  the  highest  grade  only. 
This  policy  has  been  maintained,  and  despite  the  temptation  offered  to  increase 
the  volume  of  sales  and  secure  larger  profits  by  handling  cheaper  lines  of 
apparatus,  we  have  stuck  to  our  policy  that  "  the  best  is  none  too  good,"  and. 
that  we  should  at  all  times  be  in  position  to  offer  machinery  that  should 
properly  be  the  first  choice  of  the  engineer.  We  have  felt  we  could  afford  to 
lose  business  on  price,  but  under  no  circumstances  to  be  in  a  position  where 
others  could  as  a  whole  offer  better  or  even  as  good  apparatus. 

Power  plant  construction  has  been  our  specialty,  and  while  others  may 
have  an  individual  piece  of  apparatus  possessing  more  or  less  merit,  we  have 
felt  willing  at  all  times  to  challenge  comparison  on  power  plant  work  as  a  whole. 
The  success  of  this  concern  has  been  a  matter  of  personal  gratification  to  those 
who  have  shaped  its  policy.  The  reputation  that  the  public  has  conceded  us 
is  regarded  of  more  importance  than  any  financial  results,  and  we  assure  our 
patrons  that  it  is  our  purpose  to  guard  and  live  up  to  the  reputation  of  being 
the  leading  designing  and  contracting  engineering  concern  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  capable,  mechanically  and  financially  reliable. 

The  engineering  organization  is  strong,  both  the  Designing  and  Con- 
struction Departments  having  the  best  talent  obtainable.  By  reason  of  our 
connection  with  many  of  the  principal  engineering  establishments  of  the  East, 
giving  to  us  and  to  our  customers  the  benefit  of  their  skill,  we  feel  we  are 
in  a  position  second  to  none,  and  we  invite  comparison  along  such  lines. 

Branch  Offices  are  maintained  in  the  principal  sections  of  the  Pacific 
Coast,  the  business  of  which  is  handled  by  experienced  engineers,  assuring  cus- 
tomers, in  any  part  of  the  Pacific  Coast,  advice  and  recommendations  along 
the  lines  of  the  latest  and  best  practice. 

We  are  prepared  to  make  plans  and  estimates,  or  undertake  the  installa- 
tion of  any  class  of  motive  power  work  in  all  its  branches,  electric  railway  or 
lighting  plants,  mining  and  milling  machinery,  hydraulic  work,  etc.,  of  which 
the  following  pages  show  some  examples. 

We  invite  the  most  thorough  investigation  as  to  the  work  we  have  done,, 
and  what  we  are  capable  of  doing.  Continued  orders  from  satisfied  customers 
are  to  our  mind  the  highest  indorsement,  and  these  we  are  able  to  show. 

Respectfully, 

CHJiS.   C.  MOORE  Sr   CO., 

Engineers. 


INDEPENDENT  ELECTRIC  LIGHT  &  POWER  CO. 

SAN  FRANCISCO 


This  steam  plant,  the  largest  and  unquestionably  the  finest  installation  on 
the  Pacific  Coast,  and  comparing  favorably  with  anything  installed  in  the 
world  to  date,  is  located  in  the  Potrero  district,  San  Francisco. 

The  plant,  as  it  stands  to-day,  is  a  credit  to  all  concerned,  and  is  unrivaled 
in  economy,  reliable  service,  and  general  flexibility. 

It  is  the  first  plant  on  the  Pacific  Coast  to  attempt  on  a  large  scale  the 
parallel  operation  of  <>0  cycle  alternators  and  is  one  of  the  few  plants  in  the 
United  States  so  operated  to-day.  Many  doubts  were  expressed  as  to  the 
outcome  of  the  attempts  in  this  direction,  but  the  success  secured  and  the  daily 
satisfactory  performance  is  the  best  answer.  It  cannot  be  too  strongly  urged 
on  all  parties  interested  in  the  production  of  electric  power  to  visit  the  Inde- 
pendent Electric  Light  &  Power  Company's  station,  and  they  will  be  more  than 
satisfied  with  their  visit.  "  Seeing  is  believing,"  especially  when  indubitable 
proofs  are  there. 

It  is  not  practicable  to  attempt  an  extended  description  of  this  plant  here, 
although  the  photographs  on  the  opposite  page  will,  to  some  extent,  show  the 
character  of  apparatus. 

In  the  construction  of  this  plant  the  engineer  was  not  held  down  to  a 
limited  appropriation,"  but  was  instructed  to  provide  the  most  modern  and 
efficient  installation  that  money  could  buy.  The  results  secured  in  the  way  of 
economy  and  reliable  service  are  offered  as  evidence  as  to  whether  these 
instructions  were  well  carried  out. 

Below  is  given  a  partial  list  of  the  steam  plant  equipment: 

Boh.krs.  Fifteen  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers  of  forged  steel  construction,  each  boiler  having 
three  42"  drums,  or  forty-five  42"  drums  in  all. 

Engines.  Five  Mcintosh  &  Seymour  Vertical  Cross  Compound  Engines,  each  direct  connected 
to  1500  KW  alternator.  One  Mcintosh  &  Seymour  Engine  of  same  type,  direct  connected  to 
;>00  KW  alternator.  Two  Vertical  Tandem  Compound  Mcintosh  &  Seymour  Engines,  each 
direct  connected  to  100  KYV  exciter. 

Condensing  Apparatus.  Six  Wheeler  Admiralty  Surface  Condensers  for  the  above  engines. 
Six  Edwards  Air  Pumps,  electrically  driven.  Two  Wheeler  Surface  Condensers  with  com- 
bined air  and  circulating  pumps,  for  exciter  engines. 

Economizers.  Green's  Patent  Fuel  Economizers  of  suitable  capacity  for  plant,  specially 
constructed  and  arranged  to  work  under  varying  load  conditions. 

Chimney.    One  Self-Supporting  Steel  Stack. 

Induced  Draught  Apparatus.  Four  Induced  Draught  Steel  Plate  Steam  Fans.  Pan  wheels 
10'  diameter,  outside  diameter  housings,   15'.     Each   fan  driven  by  direct  connected  engine. 

Heaters.     Two  1200  HP  Goubert  Vertical  Auxiliary  Feed  Water  Heaters. 

Separators.     Eight  Stratton  Receiver  Separators. 

Feed  Pimps.     Four  Snow   Duplex  Center  Packed  Plunger  Feed  Pumps. 

On.  PUMPS,     Snow  Duplex  Oil  Pumps. 

Valves.    Chapman  Valves  and  Flanges. 

AUXILIARY  Circulating   Pimp.     One  Qui  inby  Screw  Pump  for  auxiliary  circulation. 

Regulators.     Two  Spencer  Patent  Regulators. 

Monarch    Engine  Stops.     Monarch   Engine   Stops  and   Speed   Limit. 

Miscellaneous.     Nations  steam  auxiliaries  and  appliances. 

Bulletin   No,  5  with  full  particulars  regarding  the  steam 
Pewer  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


UNITED  RAILROADS  OF  S.  F. 

NORTH  BEACH  POWER  HOUSE 


The  illustrations  opposite  show  the  new  plant  of  the  United  Railroads  of 
San  Francisco  located  at  North  Beach.  The  building  occupies  a  space  of  118' 
by  817',  and  is  located  on  the  Bay  shore. 

The  boiler  room  equipment  is  thoroughly  up-to-date  as  seen  in  photographs, 
and  the  plant,  in  general,  possesses  many  novel  features,  the  induced  draught 
system  being  particularly  worthy  of  note  as  it  is  the  largest  that  has  been 
installed  to  date  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  The  fan  wheels  are  16'  in  diameter, 
the  outside  diameter  of  housings  about  30'. 

While  it  is  not  expected  that  it  will  be  necessary  to  operate  induced  draught 
apparatus  at  moderate  loads  or  under  ordinary  conditions,  it  provides  reserve 
lor  peak  loads  or  for  abnormal  conditions  at  a  minimum  original  outlay. 

The  engines  in  the  plant  are  vertical  triple  expansion,  marine  type  furnished 
by  a  local  builder. 

The  equipment  furnished  by  Chas.  C.  Moore  &  Co.,  Engineers,  was,  in 
part,  as  follows: 

BOILERS.     Four  batteries  of  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers,  of  forged  steel  construction,  each  battery 

consisting  of  six  drums  or  twenty-four  42"  drums  in  all. 
Economizers.     A  plant  of  Green's  Economizers  of  suitable  size  for  the  boiler  plant. 
INDUCED    Draight.      Duplex    Induced    Draught    Outfit,   capable   of  easily   handling   maximum 

overloads  of  boilers  under  all  atmospheric  conditions. 
OIL  BURNING  SYSTEM.   Complete  equipment  of  pumps,  heaters,  regulators,  burners  and  connections 

for  the  work  required. 
Miscellaneous.    Various  auxiliaries  and  steam  devices  needed  for  complete  installation. 

Bulletin   .\'o.  6  with  full  particulars    regarding*  the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  wilt  be  furnished  on  application. 


SOUTHERN  PACIFIC  TERMINAL  CO* 

GALVESTON,  TEXAS. 

J.  J> 

This  plant  has  just  been  completed  by  the  above  company  for  the  purpose 
of  supplying  power  and  light  for  its  docks  and  grain  elevator  at  Galvestcn,  and 
has  a  capacity  of  about  2500  HP. 

The  grain  elevator  has  a  capacity  of  one  million  bushels,  being  the  largest 
elevator  in  Texas,  and  one  of  the  most  complete  in  the  United  States.  All  the 
elevating  devices,  conveyors,  and  other  mechanism  are  operated  by  separate 
motors,  the  elevator  being  arranged  with  double  conveyor  belts  from  the  elevator 
to  the  docks,  so  that  two  vessels  can  be  loaded  at  one  time  in  four  or  five  hours, 
the  loading  and  unloading  of  the  vessels  being  done  with  movable  gang  planks 
operated  by  electricity  from  the  main  station. 

The  description  of  the  machinery,  briefly,  is  as  follows: 

Boii.krs.     Six  Babcock   &  Wilcox  Boilers,  all  wrought  steel  construction. 

Engines.  Three  High  Speed  Cross  Compound  Engines,  direct  connected  to  three  :>(»()  KW,  25  cycle 
alternating  generators.  Mcintosh  &  Seymour  High  Speed  Tandem  Compound  Engine, 
direct  <  onnected  to  l»*»(t  KW  direct  current  generator. 

CONDENSERS.  Wheeler  Admiralty  Surface  Condenser  with  capacity  for  the  three  main  engines. 
Blake-Knowles  Air  Pump  for  above  condenser.  Wheeler  Centrifugal  Pump  direct  con- 
nected to  engine,  furnishing  circulating  water  for  above  condenser.  Wheeler  Admiralty 
Surface  Condenser,  with  combined  air  and  circulating  pumps  for  Mcintosh  &  Seymour  Engine. 

Fkkd  Pumps.     Two  Snow  Duplex  Boiler  Feed  Bumps. 

Heater.    Goubert  Feed  Water  Heater  Vertical  Pattern. 

HoTWKi.i..    Filtering  Steel  Hot  well. 

Fuel  Oil  System.  Complete  equipment  ot  Pumps,  Heater.  Regulators,  Air  Chamber,  Burners 
and  connections  for  oil  burning. 

Pipe  and  FlTTINOS.     Complete  steam,  exhaust,  feed,  suction  and  discharge  pipe  and  fittings. 

VALVES.     All  Chapman  Straightway,  double  seated  gate  valves  and  Chapman  Manges. 

Miscellaneous.     Many  other  special  steam  appliances  and  auxiliaries. 

Bulletin    .Xo.  ~  with  full  particulars  regarding  the  strain 
power  plant  of  this  installation  reill  be. 'furnished  on  application. 


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NORTH  SHORE  RAILROAD 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 


The  management  of  the  North  Shore  Railroad  Co.,  on  deciding  to  elec- 
trize their  system  from  Sausalito  to  San  Rafael,  deemed  it  advisable  to  install 
a  reserve  steam  plant  at  Alta,  a  station  on  their  line  near  Corte  Madera.  In 
keeping  with  their  policy  of  making  substantial*improvements,  they  decided  to 
install  a  high-grade  plant,  so  that,  should  conditions  require  them  to  operate  for 
any  extended  period,  they  could  do  so  economically.  The  plant  being  a  reserve 
steam  plant  only,  it  is  intended  to  operate  but  a  portion  of  it,  just  sufficient  to 
keep  a  station  crew  available,  and  the  plant  in  shape  to  be  called  on  at  a 
moment's  notice. 

There  are  many  novel  features  in  this  plant,  adapted  for  the  special  condi- 
tions to  be  met,  which  space  prevents  fully  describing  here.  It  might  be  of 
special  interest  to  state  that  the  main  Mcintosh  &  Seymour  engine  is  connected 
by  a  rope  drive  to  two  motor  generating  sets  consisting  of  a  railway  generator 
coupled  to  a  synchronous  motor  by  means  of  jaw  clutch,  thus  allowing  either  or 
both  sets  to  be  run  at  the  same  time  by  the  engine.    This  accomplishes  two  ends: 

First.     The  company  can  furnish  direct  current  for  the  use  of  their  railway. 

Second.  The  synchronous  motor  can  be  used  for  furnishing  alternating 
current  to  other  customers  of  the  Bay  Counties  Power  Co.  (for  which  this  plant 
is  a  reserve)  likewise  suffering  from  any  lack  of  power  during  a  possible  inter- 
ruption of  the  service.  If  necessary,  from  any  cause,  the  synchronous  motor 
can  be  disconnected  from  the  railway  generator  by  disconnecting  the  coupling- 
bolts,  and  direct  current  only  supplied. 

The  management  kept  in  view  the  necessity  in  a  reserve  plant  of  an  equip- 
ment that  would  permit  of  a  heavy  overload,  and  the  installation,  as  briefly  listed 
below,  will  compare  favorably  with  any  similar  installation  in  the  country.  It 
comprises  the  following: 

Boilers.     Three  Babcoek  &  Wilcox  Boilers. 

Engines.  Horizontal  Tandem  Compound  Condensing  Mcintosh  &  Seymour  Engine,  arranged  for 
D.  C.  to  400  KW  railway  generators.  Horizontal  Tandem  Compound  Condensing  Mcintosh 
&  Seymour  Engine,  900  KW,  arranged  for  rope  drive,  as  above  explained. 

Condensing  Apparatus.  Wheeler  "Admiralty"  Surface  Condenser  with  combined  air  and 
circulating  pumps,  for  large  Mcintosh  &  Seymour  engine.  Wheeler  "Admiralty  "  Surface 
Condenser  with  combined  air  and  circulating  pump,  for  smaller  Mcintosh  &  Seymour  engine. 

HEATER.     Vertical  Goubert  Auxiliary  Feed  Water  Heater. 

Peed  Pimps.     Two  Snow  Duplex  Feed  Pumps. 

Steam  Separators.     Vertical  Steam  Separators  for  each  of  the  above  engines. 

RELIEF  Valves,    Necessary  Horizontal  Blake  Automatic  Atmospheric  Exhaust  Relief  Valves. 

Fuel  Oil  System.  Complete  equipment  of  pumps,  heater,  regulators,  air  chamber,  burners  and 
connections  for  oil  burning. 

VALVES.     Chapman  Valves  and  Chapman  Flanges  throughout. 

Miscellaneous.     Pipes  and  fittings,  and  various  steam  auxiliaries,  appliances,  etc. 

Bulletin   No.  a  with    full  particulars   regarding   the   steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


UNITED  ELECTRIC  GAS  &  POWER  CO. 

SANTA  BARBARA 


The  illustrations  opposite  show  one  of  the  finest,  if  not  the  most  modern 
and  best  equipped  plant  of  its  size  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  or  as  many  believe,  in 
the  United  States. 

The  station  generates  electric  current  for  lighting,  power  and  electric 
railway  service. 

The  circulating  water  from  the  condenser  is  discharged  into  the  swimming 
tank  of  the  large  bath-house  owned  by  the  same  Company  on  the  beach  near 
by,  a  further  source 'of  revenue  for  the  Company. 

No  expense  was  spared  in  having  this  equipment  second  to  none.  The 
contractors  did  their  utmost  to  make  a  record  for  the  purchasers  as  well  as  for 
themselves.  The  result  has  been  .most  gratifying  and  a  credit  to  all  parties 
concerned. 

The  economy  is  remarkable  and  is  an  additional  illustration,  if  further  proof 
is  necessary  at  "this  stage  of  steam  plant  development,  of  the  wisdom  of 
installing  high  grade  apparatus. 

Interested  parties  will  be  amply  repaid  by  a  visit  to  this  station,  where  they 
can  see  a  combination  of  economy,  reliable  service,  good  design  and  well 
installed  work. 

Attention  is  directed  to  the  character  of  apparatus  installed,  which  consists, 
in  part  as  follows: 

Boilers.     Three  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers. 

Engines.     Vertical  Crot-s  Compound  Mcintosh  &  Se>mour  Engine,  direct  connected  to  300  KW 

generator.     Phoenix  High  Speed  Tandem  Compound    Horizontal    Engine,  driving  200  KW 

generator. 
CONDENSING  Apparah  s.    Wheeler  Admiralty  Surface  Condenser.    Edwards  Air  Pump  electrically 

driven.   Wheeler  Centrifugal  Circulating  Pump.     Snow  Duplex  Auxiliary  Circulating  Pump 
Economizhks.     Green's  Patent  Fuel  Economizers  of  suitable  size  for  boiler  plant. 
Induced  Draught  Apparatus.    Two  Induced  Draught  Fans  with  direct  connected  engines  for 

each. 
Heater.     Goubert  Vertical  Feed  Water  Heater. 
Separator.     Two  Stratton  Receiver  Separators. 
Fef:d  PuMPS.     Two  Snow  Duplex  Boiler  Feeders. 

LUBRICATING  SYSTEM.   Siegrist  Lubricating  System,  complete,  with  pinups,  oil  and  filter  tanks. 
Fuel  Oik  System.     Complete  equipment  of  pumps,  heater,  regulators,  air  chamber,  burners  and 

connections  for  oil  burning. 
Valves.     Chapman  Straightway  double  seated  Gate  Valves  and  Flanges. 
Crane.    15-ton  Travelling  Crane. 
Hot  Well.    Steel  Filter  and  Hot  Well. 

Pipes  and  Fittings.     All  steam,  feed  water,  suction  and  discharge  pipe  and  fittings. 
Miscellaneous.    Various  steam  auxiliaries  and  appliances. 

Bulletin  No.  /j  with  full  particulars  regarding    the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  he  furnished  on  application. 


UNITED  ELECTRIC  GAS  AND  POWER  COMPANY 

SANTA  MONICA,  CAL. 


This  plant  is  located  on  the  famous  Santa  Monica  Beach,  and  adjoins  the 
North  Beach  Bathhouse.  It  should  t>2  of  considerable  interest  to  owners  and 
operators  of  small  electric  light  stations,  because  it  offers  a  suggestion  of  what 
might  be  done  in  many  localities  where  several  small  tlectric  stations  are  within 
transmitting  distance  of  one  another. 

The  generating  plant  at  Santa  Monica  supplies  electric  lighting  service  at 
Santa  Monica,  and  also  transmits  current  at  22,000  volts  to  electric  light  sub- 
stations at  Long  Beach,  Terminal  Island,  San  Pedro  and  Redondo,  these 
sub-stations  having  displaced  small  steam  plants  previously  operated. 

In  189b'  or  1897  this  company  began  operations  with  a  couple  of  high- 
speed engines,  return  tubular  boilers,  and  a  corresponding  equipment  of 
auxiliaries,  and  in  the  latter  part  of  1899  they  built  the  plant,  in  its  present  loca- 
tion making  an  extensive  addition  in  1900. 

This  installation  is  particularly  noteworthy  as  being  first  staried  by  the 
Santa  Monica  Electric  Light  &  Power  Co.,  from  which  was  evolved  the  large 
and  valuable  property  of  the  United  Electric  Gas  &  Power  Co.,  one  of  the  most 
extensive  and  valuable  properties  of  its  kind  in  Southern  California.  The  eco- 
nomical and  reliable  showing  made  by  this  plant  encouraged  the  owners  to 
make  their  subsequent  extensions. 

The  circulating  water  from  the  condensers  is  taken  from  the  ocean  through 
a  long  pipe  line  running  out  to  the  pier.  This  water,  after  being  discharged 
from  the  condensers,  is  then  sold  to  the  North  Beach  Baths  to  supply  the  swim- 
ming tanks.      This  plant,  as  completed,  comprises: 

BOILERS,     Four  (T)  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers. 

ENGtNES.     Horizontal  Cross  Compound  Hamilton  Corliss  Heavy  Duty  Engine,  D.  C.  to  300  KW 

generator      Single  Cylinder  Hamilton  Corliss  Eng  n£,  belted  to  200  K W  generator. 
CONDENSING  Apparai  rs.     Two  Wheeler   'Admiralty  "  Surface  Condensers  with  combined  air  and 

circulating  pumps. 
ECONOMIZERS.     Green's  Patent  Fuel  Economizers  of  suitable  size  for  boiler  plant. 
Induced  Gas  Apparatus.     Two  induced  draft  fans  with  direct  connected  engines  for  each. 
Hkatkr.     Goubert  Vertical  Feed  Water  Heater. 
MISCELLANEOUS.     Full  equipment  of  high-grade  feed  pumps,  fuel  oil  system,  valves,  and  hot  well, 

with  all  necessary  steam  auxiliaries  and  appliances. 

■ 
Bulletin  Aa,  //   with  full  particulars    regarding   the   .steam 

power  plant  of  this  installation  u/ill  be  furnished  on  application. 


PACIFIC  ELECTRIC  RAILWAY  CO. 

LOS  ANGELES,   CAL. 


This  Company  is  a  combination  of  the  principal  street  railways  of  Los 
Angeles. 

'  The  illustrations  opposite  show  a  plant  of  about  7000  HP.    Further  contracts 

or  oooo  1 II'  additional  have  been  let  at  this  writing  (April,  1003). 

The  selection  and  arrangement  of  the  machinery  for  this  plant  was  made 
after  thorough  investigation  of  tried  methods,  adopting  and  elaborating  on 
successful  practice  in  eastern  states  and  in  Europe.  There  are  many  peculiar 
and  special  features  incorporated  in  this  plant,  full  particulars  of  which  are  shown 
in  a  bulletin,  which  will  be  furnished  to  interested  parties  on  application. 

The  steam  power  equipment  consists,  briefly,  of  the  following: 

Boilers.     Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers  of  forged  steel  construction. 

Engines.     Five  Mcintosh  &  Seymour  Cross  Compound  Condensing  Engines,  each  engine  arranged 
for  direct  connection  to  one  1500  KW  fifty  cycle  alternator.     Engines  especially  equipped, 

providing  for  parallel  operation  of  alternators. 
Engines  have  high  pressure  cylinders  2S" 
low  "  "  58" 

Stroke  48" 

Revolutions  per  minute  120 
Mcintosh  «S:  Seymour  Engine  of  same   type,  arranged    lor  direct  connection  to  1050  KW 
direct  current  generators,  size  25 and  V_>  jc42;  p_>o  revolutions  per  minute. 
Condenskrs.     Separate  Wheeler  Admiralty  Surface  Condensers  furnished  for  all  engine  units. 
Air  Pimps.      All   air  pumps  are    Edwards   Vertical    Triplex   Single  Acting  Suction  Valveless 

electrically  driven. 
CIRCULATING   Pumps.     Wheeler  Centrifugal. 
Feed  Pumps.     Deane  Vertical,  electrically  driven. 
Expansion  Joints.     Pearson's  Patent  Balanced  Joints. 
Valves.    Chapman  Valves  and  Flanges  used  throughout. 
Engine  Stops.    Monarch  Engine  Stopsand  Speed  Limit. 
MISCELLANEOUS.     Many  other  special  steam  appliances  and  auxiliaries. 

Bulletin  So.  15  with  full  particulars  regarding  the  steam 
powet  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


PACIFIC  LIGHT  &  POWER  CO. 

LOS  ANGELES 

This  Company,  successor  to  the  San  Gabriel  Electric  Co.,  owns  and  operates 
electric  power  transmission  plants  located  at  San  Gabriel  Canyon,  San  Antonio 
and  Azusa.  Its  steam  power  plants,  intended  for  reserve,  are  located  in  Los 
Angeles. 

The  Company,  recognizing  the  advisability  of  high-grade  steam  equipment 
even  in  reserve  power  plants,  has  recently  placed  contract  for  considerable 
extension,  and  the  character  of  work  will  be  shown  in  the  following: 

Boilers.    Three  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers  of  forged  steel  construction. 

Engines.  One  Mcintosh  &  Seymour  Horizontal  Cross  Compound  Engine,  arranged  for  direct 
connection  to  1500  KW  50  cycle  alternator.  One  Mcintosh  &  Seymour  Engine,  same  type, 
arranged  for  direct  connection  to  750  KW  50  cycle  alternator.  One  28  x  60  Horizontal  Single 
Cylinder  Hamilton  Corliss  Engine,  driving  300  KW  50  cycle  alternator.  One  Horizontal 
Tandem  Compoumd  Mcintosh  &  Seymour  Engine,  direct  connected  to  75  KW  exciter. 

Condensers.     Two  Wheeler  Admiralty  Surface  Condensers. 

Air  Pumps.     Edwards  Single  Action  Suction  Valveless  Air  Pumps,  electrically  driven. 

Heater.     Goubert  Vertical  Eeed  Water  Heater. 

Receiver  Separator.     Stratton  High  Pressure  Receiver  Separator. 

Feed  Pumps.    Two  Snow  Duplex  Center  Packed  Plunger  Pumps. 

Miscellaneous.     Pipes  and  fittings  and  various  steam  auxiliaries  and  appliances. 

Bulletin   No.  16  with  full  particulars  regarding  the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


SPRECKELS  SUGAR  CO. 

SPRECKELS,  CAL. 

The  Beet  Sugar  Factory  of  the  Spreckels  Sugar  Co.,  located  at  Spreckels,. 
Cal.,  a  few  miles  from  Salinas,  is  the  largest  in  the  world.  The  magnitude  of 
the  establishment  can  be  realized  when  one  considers  that  the  capacity  is  be- 
tween 3500  and  4000  tons  of  sugar  beets  daily  or  an  output  of  from  400  to  500 
tons  of  sugar  every  day  it  is  in  operation. 

For  power  purposes  and  for  boiling  the  beets,  the  Babcock  &  Wilcox  boil- 
ers in  use  are  required  to  evaporate  270,000  pounds  of  steam  hourly,  or  9000* 
H.  P.  Centennial  rating.  This  is  the  largest  steam  boiler  plant  to  date  on  the 
Pacific  Coast. 

In  the  main  boiler  room  there  are  twenty-four  furnaces,  each  furnace  hav- 
ing   two  42"x28I2'    drums  with  corresponding  sections  of  tubes,   making  in 
all  forty-eight   single    drums.     Greens'  Patent   Fuel   Economizers  are  used  of" 
suitable  size  for  the  boiler  plant. 

Arrangement  of  the  Babcock  ik  Wilcox  boilers  is  fairly  well  shown  by  the 
illustrations  on  opposite  page  which  also  give  an  idea  of  the  size  of  this  plant- 
In  addition  to  the  boilers  and  economizers,  the  publishers  furnished  a  large 
amount  of  steam  auxiliaries  and  appliances  for  this  establishment. 

The  economy  and  low  cost  of  maintenance  of  this  plant  is  a  matter  of 
record,  and  those  who  have  been  favored  by  invitations  from  The  Spreckels 
Sugar  Co.,  to  visit  the  factory  have  been  surprised  and  more  than  pleased  at 
the  design,  arrangement  and  general  appearance  of  the  entire  equipment  as  well 
as  the  results  that  have  been  secured. 

Bulletin  No.  17  with  full  particulars  regarding  the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  he  futnished  on  application. 


CLAUS  SPRECKELS  BUILDING 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

The  Claus  Spreckels  Building,  located  at  Third  and  Market  streets,  San 
Francisco,  ranks  among  the  very  highest,  in  point  of  architectural  excellence, 
erected  on  the  Pacific  Coast  to  date. 

By  reason  of  limited  ground  area  available,  the  power  plant  is  located  on 
Stevenson  street  near  Third,  close  to  the  building.  It  is  especially  noteworthy 
as  showing  the  ability  of  a  well  designed  and  properly  constructed  plant  to  meet 
heavy  overloads,  and  yet  with  all,  showing  satisfactory  economy.  The  plant  is 
conveniently  arranged  and  most  excellently  kept"  up. 

This  plant  is  worthy  of  note  as  being  a  station  that  operates  condensing, 
remote  from  a  supply  of  cheap  circulating  water.  The  operation  of  the  engines 
condensing  is  effected  by  means  of  a  cooling  tower  located  on  the  roof  of  the 
building,  the  heated  circulating  water  from  condenser  being  pumped  to  the 
tower  on  the  roof,' where  it  is  distributed  over  galvanized  wire  mats.  A  blower 
forces  air  up  between  the  mats,  which  cools  the  injection  water  sufficiently,  so 
that  on  its  return  to  the  condensers  a  vacuum  of  24"  is  maintained. 

Interested  parties  would  be  well  repaid  by  a  visit,  showing,  as  it  does,  the 
maximum  power  combined  with  economical  and  reliable  service  that  can  be 
installed  in  a  limited  space. 

The  plant  produces  povver  for  operating  electric  lights,  elevator  service  and 
steam  heating  in  the  Claus  Spreckels  Building,  Claus  Spreckels  Building 
Annex,  Spreckels  Market,  and  also  povver,  light  and  heat  necessary  for  the 
work  required  in  the  pressrooms  of  the  San  Francisco  Call. 

The  plant  in  brief  is  as  follows: 

Boilkrs.     Four  Bibcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers  of  forged  steel  construction  throughout. 

Engines.     Three  Compound  High  Speed  Condensing  Engines,  each  direct  connected  to  100  KW 

generator.    One  Compound  Vertical   Forbes  Engine  (Marine  typej  direct  connected  to  25 

KW  generator. 
Cont>rnsin<;  Apparatus.     Three  Wheeler  "Admiralty'"  Surface  Condensers  with  combined  air 

and  circulating  pumps. 
Coolinc;  Towkr.     Barnard  Wheeler  Tower  located  on  roof  of  power-house. 
Pimp.     Snow  Duplex  Elevator  Pump. 
Fuel  Oil  System.     Complete  equipment  of  pumps,  heater,  regulators,  air  chamber,  burners  and 

connections  for  oil  burning. 
MiscEi.i.ANKors.    Various  auxiliaries  and  appliances. 

Bnlleti)i  No.  it)  with  full  particulars  regarding  the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  <ni  application. 


RIALTO  BUILDING 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL.     ' 

This  is  one  of  the  finest  of  the  modern  office  buildings  in  San  Francisco,. 
located  at  New  Montgomery  and  Mission  streets. 

After  thorough  consideration  the  owner  decided  to  install  his  own  plant, 
and  no  expense  was  spared  to  make  it  thoroughly  up-to-date.  Practical  results 
show  the  cost  of  operation  for  producing  electrical  current  for  light  and 
elevators  and  heat  required  for  the  building  is  much  less  than  rates  that  could 
be  obtained  from  any  of  the  power-furnishing  companies.  In  fact,  the  cost  of 
power  production  in  this  plant  has  been  a  matter  of  considerable  surprise  to 
those  who  do  not  realize  the  advantage  of  high-grade  apparatus  selected  with  a 
special  view  to  suit  the  special  conditions.  Interested  parties  who  contemplate 
work  of  this  kind  would  do  well  to  investigate  the  performance  of  this  plant. 

It  consists  in  part  of  the  following: 

Boilers.     Two  Babeock  &  Wilcox  Cross  Drum  Boilers  arranged  with  special  oil-burning  furnaces. 
Engines.      Two  Tandem  Compound  Horizontal  Non-condensing  Self-oiling-  "Ideal"    Engines, 

arranged  with  extended  subbase  for  I).  C.  to  7-")  KYV  generators. 
Heater.    Goubert  Vertical  Feed  Water  Heater. 
Skparators.    Two  Stratton  Steam  Separators. 
Feed  Pumps.     Two  Snow  Duplex  Boiler  Feed  Pumps. 
Pressure  Regulators.     Two  Class  "E"  Leslie  Pressure  Regulators. 
Fuel  Oil  SystexI.     Double  pumping  outfit  complete  with  pumps,  heater,  regulator,  air  chambers. 

burners  and  connections. 
Grease  Extractor,    Peerless  Crease  Extractor. 

Valves  and  Flanc.es.    Chapman  Valves  aud  Chapman  Flanges  used  throughout. 
PIPING.     All  Oil,  steam,  exhaust  and  feed  water  piping  necessary  lor  operation  of  Ihe  plant 
Miscellaneous.     Various  steam  auxiliaries  and  appliances. 

Bulletin  X<>.  23  tvith  full  particulars  regarding  the   strain 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  mi  application. 


ANGELUS  HOTEL 

LOS  ANGELES,  CAL. 


This  establishment  is  one  of  the  modern  Los  Angeles  hotels,  located  at 
Fourth  and  Spring  streets,  Los  Angeles.  Heat,  light  and  power  are  furnished 
by  plant  located  in  the  basement,  furnishing  power  for  electric  elevators  and 
lighting  service,  hot  water,  steam  for  heating,  and  for  operating  five-ton  ice 
plant. 

The  plant  consists  of : 

Boilers.     Two  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers  of  forged  steel  construction. 

Engines.  One  Single,  Vertical  Engine  direct  connected  to  'Xi%  KW  generator.  One  Single  Verti- 
cal Engine  direct  connected  to  (V2%  KW  generator. 

Feed  Water  Heater.    Goubert  Vertical  Heater. 

Hot  Water  Heater.    Goubert  Vertical  Heater. 

Feed  Pumps.     Snow  Duplex  Boiler  Feeders. 

Oil  Burning  System.  Complete,  equipment  of  pumps,  heaters,  air  chambers,  burners  and  con- 
nections for  oil  burning. 

Tank  Pump.     Snow  Duplex  Low  Service  Pump. 

VALVES.    Chapman  straightway,  double-seated  gate  valves. 

MISCELLANEOUS.  Crease  Extractor  and  various  auxiliary  apparatus,  with  pipe  and  fittings  com- 
plete. 

Bulletin  No.  24  with  full  particulars   regarding  the  steam 
pmver  plant  of  tliis  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


CONSERVATIVE  LIFE  BUILDING 

LOS   ANGELES,  CAL. 


A  modern  office  building,  located  at  Third  and  Hill  streets,  Los  Angeles, 
thoroughly  up  to  date  in  all  respects. 

Steam  plant  in  the  building  furnishes  steam  for  the  elevator,  pumps  and 
for  the  heating  system.  Hot  water  is  also  provided  to  all  offices  by  simple  but 
efficient  means  of  double  heaters  and  special  system  of  Chas.  C.  Moore  c\:  Co., 
Engineer's. 

The  plant  consists,  in  part,  of  the  following: 

Boilers.    Two  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Cross  Drum  Boilers. 

Feed  Water  Heater:    Coubert  Verlical  Heater. 

Hot  Water  Heater.     Goubert  Heater  specially  arranged  for  Not  water  circulation. 

lTui'S.     Simw  Duplex  Pumps  for  boiler  feed  and  Snow  Duplex  for  house  service. 

Oil-Bcrning  System.     All  necessary  pumps,  heater,  valves,  connections,  etc.,  for  oil  burning. 

Valves.     Chapman  straightway,  double  seated  gate  valves. 

Pipe  and  Fittings,    Steam,  exhaust,  Wvd  water,  suction  and  discharge  piping. 

Miscellaneous.     Many  other  special  auxiliaries,  steam  appliances,  etc. 

Bulletin  So.  25  with  full  particulars  regarding  the  strain 
power  plan!  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


LELAND  STANFORD  JR.  UNIVERSITY 

MECHANICAL  LABORATORY,  PALO  ALTO,  CAL. 


Owing  to  the  lack  of  experimental  apparatus  in  the  mechanical  laboratory 
of  this  University,  the  students  were  handicapped  in  this  line  ofstudyandit 
was  therefore  decided  in  1902  to  complete  the  partial  plant  already  installed  by 
adding  to  it  a  high  pressure  steam  generating  plant  equipped  with  all  the 
apparatus  found  in  the  best  modern  power  stations.  This  plant,  consisting  of 
the  machineiy  described  below,  was  installed  so  that  any  kind  of  solid  or 
liquid  fuel  may  be  tested  under  various  conditions.  Tests  may  be  conducted 
with  or  without  the  economizer,  air  heater  or  induced  or  forced  draught  apparatus. 

The  new  portion  of  this  laboratory,  which  is  by  far  the  most  important 
part  of  it,  at  present  consists  of  the  following: 

Boilers.     Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boiler  of  forged  steel  construction  throughout. 

Superheater.     Babcock  &  Wilcox  Superheater  furnished  with  above  boiler. 

Engines.     Ideal  Tandem  Compound  Engine  belted  to  generator. 

Condensing    Apparatus.      Wheeler    Admiralty    Surface    Condenser    with    combined    air    and 

circulating  pumps. 
Economizer.     Green's  Patent  Fuel  Economizer  of  suitable  size  for  this  installation. 
Air  Heater.     Air  Heater,  consisting  of  2()0  cast  iron  tubes. 
Induced  Drai  <;ht  Apparatus.     Induced  Draught  Steam  Fan,  arranged  with  direct  connected 

engine. 
Forced  Draught  Fan.     Forced  Draught  Fan,  driven  by  independent  engine. 
Regulating    Valve.      Regulating  Valve  automatically  regulating  the  speed  of  induced  draught 

fan  engine. 
Miscellaneous.    Various  steam  auxiliaries  and  appliances. 

Bulletin  No.  29  with  full  particulars  regarding  the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  DRY  DOCK  CO. 

HUNTERS  POINT,  CAL. 

The  interesting  plant  illustrated  on  opposite  page  is  located  at  Hunters' 
Point.  This  is  of  modern  equipment  and  has  proven  very  satisfactory  for  the 
work  required,  in  which  reliability  is  of  prime  importance. 

The  plant  consists  of  the  following: 
Boilkrs.    Seven  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers. 
Engines.     Three  Horizontal  Corliss  Engines,   with  rope  drive  connection  to  centrifugal  dock 

pumps.    (Separate  contract.) 
Pumps.    Three  Double  Suction  Centrifugal  Pumps,  38"  discharge. 
Hkater.     ]5u0  HP  Goubert  Vertical  Feed  Water  Heater. 
Drainage  Pimp.     Duplex  Brass  Fitted  Drainage  Pump. 
Feed  Pumps.     Two  Snow  Duplex  Boiler  Feeders. 
Fuel  On.  System.    Complete  equipment  of  pumps,  heater,  air  chamber,  burners  and  connections 

for  oil  burning. 
Separators.    Three  Stratton  Separators. 

Valves.     Chapman  Straightway  double  seated  Gates  and  Flanges. 
MISCELLANEOUS.    Pipes  and  fittings  and  various  steam  auxiliaries  and  appliances. 

Bulletin  No.  30  with  full  particulars  regarding  the  steam 
poiver  plant  of  this  installation  will  he  furnished  on  application. 


UNITED  STATES  BRANCH  MINT 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

This  famous  institution  is  situated  at  the  corner  of  Fifth  and  Mission  Sts., 
San  Francisco. 

The  plant  selected,  as  illustrated  opposite,  was  the  result  of  extensive 
competition  and  was  awarded  on  the  basis  of  quality  and  economical  advan- 
tages secured. 

The  equipment  consists  of: 

Boilers.     Four  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers,  of  forged  steel  construction  throughout. 

Feed  Pumps.     Four  Snow  Duplex  Feed  Pumps,  mounted  on  special  heavy  cast  iron  drip  pans.. 

Filter      Feed  Water  Filter  in  main  feed  line. 

Valves.     Chapman  Straightway  double  seated  Gate  Valves  and  Chapman  Flanges  throughout . 

Pipes  and  Fittings.    Complete  steam,  exhaust,  feed,  suction  and  discharge  pipes. 

Miscellaneous.    Various  other  steam  auxiliaries  and  steam  appliances. 


UNITED  GAS  &  ELECTRIC  CO. 

SAN  JOSE,  CAL. 

This  Company  is  a  combination  of  various  electric  lighting  and  gas 
companies  in  San  Jose,  principal  among  which  was  the  Electric  Improvement 
Co.,  of  San  Jose,  for  whom  the  plant  illustrated  was  installed. 

This  plant  is  used  as  a  reserve  for  and  in  connection  with  the  Standard 
Electric  Company's  distributing  system  for  San  Jose  and  vicinity. 

The  plant  has  had  quite  a  remarkable  record.  At  the  time  of  installation 
300  KW  capacity  was  considered  ample  for  all  needs  but  as  the  Mcintosh  & 
Seymour  Engine  could  readily  carry  overloads  and  as  the  price  and  delivery  of  a 
400  KW  generator  was  satisfactory,  it  was  decided  to  put  the  400  KW  alternator 
on  the  300  KW  engine.  The  change  of  ownership  and  growth  of  the  plant  put 
further  heavy  demands  on  the  engine  and  it  is  a  matter  of  record  that  the 
average  load  on  the  Mcintosh  &  Seymour  engine  in  this  station  has  been  500 
KW  or  a  steady  overload  of  66%$,  and  with  peak  loads  materially  in  excess  of 
this. 

The  station  is  equipped  with  Babcock  &  Wilcox  boilers  and  usual  equipment 
of  auxiliaries  and  special  steam  appliances. 

This  plant  has  been  particularly  favorably  commented  on  by  the  mechanical 
and  electrical  engineering  fraternity  and  a  visit  to  it  would  well  repay  an 
interested  party. 

Bulletin  No.  ji  with  full  particulars  regarding  the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


THE  ETHANAC  CO* 
ETHANAC,  CAL. 


The  Ethanac  Co.,  of  Ethanac,  Cal.,  was  organized  by  the  Chase  Nursery 
Co.,  of  Riverside,  Cal.,  to  develop  a  large  tract  of  fruit  and  grain  land  owned  by 
them  in  the  Perris  Valley,  some  twenty  miles  distant  from  Riverside.  The  un- 
certain rainfall  in  that  section,  together  with  the  fact  that  there  was  an  immense 
subterranean  flow  of  water  under  their  land,  induced  the  Ethanac  Co.,  to  install 
a  large  pumping  plant  to  be  independent  of  rainfall.  They  decided  on  a  separ- 
ate generating  station  from  which  current  is  taken  to  various  substations  or 
pump  houses  in  different  parts  of  their  land,  enabling  the  operation  of  any  sec- 
tion as  they  saw  fit,  and  the  pumping  stations  were  arranged  so  as  to  secure  a 
maximum  amount  of  land  to  be  supplied  by  each  station  or  district,  thereby 
preventing  the  elevation  of  water  to  any  greater  head  than  necessary. 

In  their  system  various  forms  of  pumps  are  used,  Triplex,  Rotary  and  Cen- 
trifugal, as  the  conditions  warrant.  This  Company  has  been  very  successful, 
and,  so  far  as  known,  is  the  pioneer  in  this  line  of  work.  Abundant  water  is 
secured  of  from  25  to  50  feet  below  the  surface.  The  plant  has  had  a  remarkable 
record,  having  operated  day  and  night  without  stop  as  much  as  50  days  at  a 
time.  The  abundant  water  in  this  section  has  made  it  advisable  to  extend  their 
distributing  system  through  cement  ditches  to  Corona,  some  thirty  miles  dis- 
tant. 

An  additional  boiler  and  second  engine  has  been  put  in  since  the  first  in- 
stallation. 

This  Company  has  very  complete  records  of  cost  of  pumping  water  which 
confirms  the  statements  of  the  contractors,  and  proves  the  advantages  of 
economical  and  reliable  steam  machinery  for  this  class  of  work. 

The  plant  consists  of  the  following: 

Boilers.    Three  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers. 

Engines.    Two  Condensing  Hamilton  Corliss  Engines. 

Economizers.    Green's  Patent  Fuel  Economizers. 

Condensing  Apparatus.  Wheeler  Admiralty  Surface  Condenser,  with  Combined  Air  Circu- 
lating Pumps. 

Separators.    Two  Stratton  Steam  Separators. 

Feed  Pumps.    Two  Snow  Duplex  Boiler  Feed  Pumps. 

Fuel  Oil  System.  Complete  equipment  of  pumps,  heaters,  regulators,  air  chambers,  burners 
and  connections  for  oil  burning. 

Valves  and  Flanges.    Chapman  Valves  and  Flanges  used  throughout. 

Miscellaneous.     Pipe  and  fittings,  various  steam  auxiliaries  and  appliances. 

Bulletin  No.  js  with  full  particulars  regarding  the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


DOUGLAS  IMPROVEMENT  CO. 
DOUGLAS,  ARIZ. 


This  concern  recently  organized  in  the  thriving  and  rapidly  growing  town 
of  Douglas,  A.  T.,  has  installed  a  combined  electric  light,  ice  and  refrigerating 
plant. 

After  thorough  consideration  of  various  proposals  submitted,  a  plant  was 
selected,  not  for  lower  first  cost,  but  by  reason  of  reliable  and  economical 
service,  and  as  best  suited  for  their  exacting  conditions,  as  follows: 
Boilers.     Two  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers. 
Engine.    Horizontal  Tandem  Compound  Condensing  Mcintosh   &    Seymour   Engine,  arranged 

for  direct  connection  to  two  50  KW  generators. 
Economizers.    Green's  Patent  Fuel  Economizers. 
Induced  Draft  Apparatus.     Fullhousing  Steel  Plate  Induced  Draft  Fan,  with  direct  connected 

engine,  equipped  complete  with  regulator. 
Stack.    Steel  stack. 
Hot  Well.    Steel  filtering  hot  well. 
Condensing  Apparatus.     Wheeler    "Admiralty"    Surface    Condenser  with    combined    air    and 

circulating  pumps. 
Feed  Water  Heater.    Vertical  (ioubert  Feed  Water  Heater. 
On.  Heater.    Goubert  Special  Oil  Heater. 
Steam  Separator.     Stratton  Steam  Separator. 
Feed  Pump.    "Admiralty"  Vertical  Duplex  Feed  Pump. 
Fire  Pump.    Duplex  Fire  Pump. 
Fuel  Oil  System.      Complete  equipment  of  pumps,  heaters,  regulators,  air  chambers,  burners 

and  connections  for  oil  burning. 
Valves  and  Flanges.     Chapman  Valves  and  Chapman  Flanges  used  throughout. 
Miscellaneous.     Pipe  and  fittings  and  various  steam  auxiliaries  and  appliances. 

Bulletin  No.  36  with  full  particulars  regarding  the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


A.  SCHILLING  &  CO. 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

The  illustration  opposite  shows  the  palatial  new  home  of  the  world-wide 
known  firm  of  A.  Schilling  &  Co.,  dealers  in  teas,  coffees,  spices,  etc.,  which 
without  question  is  one  of  the  finest,  if  not  the  best  appointed  and  equipped 
establishment  of  its  kind  in  this  country,  and  in  thorough  keeping  with  the  high 
reputation  of  this  firm. 

The  selection  of  a  power  plant  was  made  along  the  same  lines  that  prompt- 
ed the  construction  and  fitting  up  of  the  entire  establishment,  the  firm  desiring 
a  model  plant,  the  first  cost  not  being  the  determining  factor,  but  economical 
and  reliable  service  being  the  main  consideration. 

Interested  parties  could  most  profitably  visit  this  plant,  where  they  could 
see  what  a  pleasing  combination  can  be  made  of  high  grade  and  economical 
apparatus  well  designed  and  arranged  when  given  intelligent  attention  in  its 
operation.  This  certainly  is  one  of  the  model  small  steam  power  stations  of 
the  Pacific  Coast. 

Among  many  proposals  submitted,  the  firm  selected  as  best  suited  to  their 
requirements  the  following: 

Boilers.     Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boiler. 

Engines.     Tandem  Compound  Horizontal  Non-condensing,  Self-oiling:  "Ideal"  Engine,  arranged 

for  direct  connection  to  generator. 
Heaters,    Goubert  Vertical  Feed-water  Heater. 
Separators.    Stratton  Steam  Separator. 
Feed  Pumps.     Snow  Duplex  Boiler  Feed-pump. 
Fuel  Gil  System.  Double  pumping  outfit  complete  witb  pumps,  heaters,  regulators,  air  chambers, 

burners  and  connections. 
Valves  and  Flanges.    Chapman  Valves  and  Chapman  Flanges  throughout. 
Piping.     All  oil,  steam,  exhaust  and  feed-water  piping  necessary  for  operation  of  plant. 
Miscellaneous.     Various  steam  auxiliaries  and  appliances. 

Bulletin  No.  jj  ivith  full  particulars   regarding  the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


MERCHANTS  ICE  AND  COLD  STORAGE  CO. 

SAN  FRANCISCO 

«5*  «,?* 

This  plant,  recently  installed,  is  one  of  the  most  modern,  for  this  class  of 
work,  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  The  results  thus  far  secured  are  most  satisfactory 
and  have  demonstrated  to  the  purchasers  the  advantage  of  securing  an  economical 
equipment  even  at  a  considerable  increase  in  first  cost.  The  plant  is  well  worth 
a  visit  by  interested  parties. 

The  equipment  consists,  in  part,  as  follows: 

Boilers.    Three  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers. 

Engines.    Two  Ideal,  Tandem  Compound  Engines,  each  direct  connected  to  50  KW  generator. 

Condensing  Outfit.   One  Wheeler  Admiralty  Surface  Condenser  with  combined  air  and  circulating 

pumps. 
Heater.    Goubert  Vertical  Feed  Water  Heater. 
Separator.    Stratton  Separators. 

Circulating  Pumps.    Two  Snow  Compound  Duplex  Pumps  for  brine  circulation. 
Brine  Pumps.    Two  Snow  Duplex  Pumps  for  brine  circulation  of  the  indirect  system. 
Distilled  Water  Pumps.     Two  Snow  Duplex  Pumps. 

Fuel  Oil  System.    Complete,  with  pumps,  heater,  air  chamber,  burners  and  connections. 
Miscellaneous.     Pipe  and  fittings,  and  various  steam  auxiliaries,  appliances,  etc. 

Bulletin  No   38  7vith  full  particulars  regarding  the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  ivill  be  furnished  on  application. 


SEASIDE  WATER  CO. 
LONG  BEACH,  CAL. 


This  company  is  the  owner  of  large  bath-houses  at  Long  Beach,  the  plant 
for  which  (as  illustrated  on  opposite  page)  has  many  unique  features. 

For  the  main  swimming  tank  in  the  baths  a  supply  of  salt  water  amounting 
to  900  gallons  per  minute  is  required.  This  is  drawn  by  the  pump  in  the  station 
through  500  feet  of  pipe,  which  is  laid  along  the  wharf,  through  a  Wheeler 
Condenser,  the  shell  of  which  is  filled  with  live  steam,  the  water  to  be  heated 
being  passed  through  the  tubes  of  the  condenser.  The  water^thus  discharged 
has  an  average  temperature  of  about  85  deg. 

The  plant  has  proven  very  successful  and  is  economical  in  its  working. 

The  apparatus  consists  in  part  of  the  following  : 

Boiler.     Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boiler. 

Condfnser.    Wheeler  Admiralty  Surface  Condenser  with  steam  actuated  air  pump. 

Circulating  Pump.  Independent  Snow  Circulating  Pump,  brine  fitted,  which  draws  the  water 
from  ihe  ocean,  passing  same  through  the  condenser  into  the  swimming  tank. 

Feed  Pumps.     Two  Snow  Duplex  Brass  Fitted  Boiler  Feed  Pumps. 

Heater.     Goubert  Vertical  Feed  Water  Heater. 

Fuel  Oil  System.  Complete,  equipment  of  necessary  pumps,  heaters,  air  chamber,  burners 
and  connections  for  oil  burning. 

Valves.    Chapman  Standard  Valves  and  Flanges. 

Miscellaneous.  Hot  well,  pipes  and  fittings  and  various  steam  appliances  for  operation  of  com- 
plete plant. 

Bulletin  No  .jp  7vith  full  particulars  regarding-  the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


DIAMOND  ICE  AND  STORAGE  CO, 

SEATTLE,  WASH. 

A  very  complete  and  efficient  plant,  and  one  that  has  been  the  subject  of 
much  comment,  was  recently  installed  by  the  Diamond  Ice  and  Storage  Co.  in 
Seattle.  The  efficiency  secured  has  been  remarkable.  It  has  enjoyed  the 
unique  distinction,  which  has  been  freely  commented  on  in  the  local  newspapers, 
of  being  the  only  plant  in  Seattle  operating  with  local  coals  that  has  given  no 
trouble  from  smoke.  The  smoke  nuisance  is  a  most  serious  one,  and  commit- 
tees of  protesting  citizens,  bothered  with  the  soot  descending  from  unconsumed 
coal  passing  out  of  the  various  chimneys  in  Seattle,  have  referred  to  this  plant 
as  proof  that  the  local  coals  of  that  section  can  be  burned  without  smoke,  which 
has  been  regarded  by  many  heretofore  as  impossible.  The  illustrations  opposite 
give  an  idea  of  the  character  of  the  installation,  which  has  been  most  satisfactory 
to  the  purchasers  from  a  standpoint  of  reliable  and  economical  service. 

The  features  of  main  interest  in  this  plant,  and  which  have  produced  the 
results  as  stated  above,  are  as  follows  : 

Boilers.    Two  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers. 

Superheaters.     Babcock  &  Wilcox  Superheater  for  each  boiler,  with  a  capacity  to   produce 

from  100  to  150  degrees  of  superheat. 
Stokers.    Two  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Chain  Grate  Stokers  (which  positively  eliminates  smoke). 
Economizer.    Green's  Patent  Fuel  Economizer. 

Induced  Draft  Outfit.     Duplex  Induced  Draft  Fan  with  direct  connected  engine. 
Fan  Engine  Regulator.    Spencer  Regulator  for  Fan  Engine,  automatically  governing  speed, 

maintaining  uniform  steam  pressure  in  boilers. 

Bulletin  No.  40  with  full  particulars  regarding-  the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


CALIFORNIA  PORTLAND  CEMENT  CO. 

COLTON,  CAL. 


The  California  Portland  Cement  Co.  has  an  extensive  plant  for  the  manu- 
facture of  Portland  cement,  lime,  marble  dust  and  crushed  rock  at  the  base  of 
Slover  Mountain,  near  the  town  of  Colton.  It  employs  about  one  hundred 
and  fifty  men.  The  capacity  of  the  plant  is  approximated  at  400  barrels  of 
cement  and  400  barrels  of  lime  daily,  and  a  large  output  of  crushed  rock. 

Appreciating  the  necessity  of  reducing  its  operating  costs,  as  well  as  to 
keep  pace  with  the  growth  of  its  business,  the  management  decided  to  install 
a  more  modern  plant,  reliability  and  efficiency  being  the  main  considerations. 
The  different  parts  of  the  plant  are  operated  by  motors  with  current  generated 
in  the  central  power  station.     The  plant  consists  of  the  following: 

Boilers.     Four  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers. 

Engine.    Horizontal  Compound  Medium  Speed  Automatic  Engine. 

Condensing  Apparatus.      Wheeler  "Admiralty"   Surface  Condenser  with    combined    air  and 

circulating  pumps. 
Heaters.     Vertical  Goubert  Feed  Water  Heater. 
Feed  Pumps.     Two  Snow  Duplex  Boiler  Feed  Pumps. 
Separator.    Stratton  Steam  Separator. 
Fuel  Oil  System.    Complete  equipment  of  pumps,  heater,  regulator,  air  chambers,  burners  and 

connections  for  oil  burning. 
Valves  and  Flanges.    Chapman  Valves  and  Chapman  Flanges  used  throughout. 
Hot  Well.    Steel  Filtering  Hot  Well. 
Miscellaneous.     Pipes  and  fittings,  and  various  auxiliaries  and  appliances. 

Bulletin  No.  43  with  full  particulars   regarding   the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


PALO  ALTO  WATER  AND  LIGHT  WORKS* 
PALO  ALTO,  CAL. 

This  is  a  municipal  plant,  the  first  installation  being  a  water  tube  boiler, 
Corliss  engine  and  the  usual  auxiliaries  and  equipment.  An  extension  being 
necessary,  and  the  Board  of  Trustees  having  advantage  of  the  engineering 
advice  of  the  mechanical  department  of  the  Leland  Stanford  Jr.  University, 
after  consideration  of  various  proposals  submitted,  decided  on  the  installation 
of  the  apparatus  as  shown  on  illustration  opposite. 

This  extension  comprises: 

Boiler.    Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boiler. 

Engine.    Compound  Non-condensing  Westinghouse  Engine  and  high-grade  equipment  of  auxil- 
iaries necessary  for  the  proper  handling  of  the  plant. 

It  is  expected,  the  size  and  all  conditions  considered,  that  this  municipal 
plant  will  compare  favorably  with  any  similar  installation,  and  there  are  a  num- 
ber of  special  features  in  connection  with  this  plant  which  induced  its  selection, 
which  space  prevents  giving  it  length  here,  but  which  will  be  gladly  furnished 
to  interested  parties. 


CALIFORNIA  COTTON  MILLS  CO. 
EAST  OAKLAND,  CAL. 

This  well-known  institution,  one  of  California's  leading  industrial  works,  is 
located  at  East  Oakland,  where  it  has  been  in  operation  nearly  twenty-five 
years. 

It  has  been  the  most  successful  of  all  the  Coast  companies  in  this  line  of 
work,  which  success  has  in  no  small  degree  been  secured  by  the  management 
appreciating  the  immense  advantages  in  reducing  operating  cost  of  fuel,  and 
realizing  that  high  grade  equipment  is  the  only  certain  means  to  that  end. 

As  increased  business  has  demanded  extensions  of  this  plant,  the  publishers 
have  from  time  to  time  installed  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers  (6),  Green's  Patent 
Fuel  Economizers,  Wheeler  Condensers,  Edwards'  Air  Pumps,  Engines,  Steam 
and  Power  Pumps,  Heaters,  Separators,  Valves,  Oil  Burning  Equipments  and 
various  modern  auxiliaries  and  appliances. 


SAN  JOSE  AND    SANTA  CLARA  ELECTRIC  RY-    CO'S* 
POWER  STATION- 

SAN  JOSE,  CAL. 

The  station  is  situated  at  the  entrance  of  Alum  Rock  Canyon,  about  six  and 
one-half  miles  from  San  Jose,  and  two  and  one-half  miles  from  the  city  park  at 
Alum  Rock. 

There  is  a  three  per  cent  grade  from  the  station  to  the  end  of  the  canyon, 
and  another  slight  grade  on  the  San  Jose  side.  The  station  is  situated  so  as  to 
affect  the  most  economical  distribution  of  current.  The  Company  also  operates 
an  extensive  railway  system  in  San  Jose. 

Power  is  furnished  by  Westinghouse  Vertical  Gas  Engines,  operating 
on  California  Crude  Oil.  The  first  engine  was  installed  in  March  1902,  and  the 
second  in  February  1903.  The  total  capacity  on  a  crude  oil  rating  is  about  250 
brake  horse  power. 

The  storage  battery  room  adjoins  the  engine  room  and  contains:  264 
Chloride  Accumulators,  type  7-F,  having  a  one  hour  discharge  rate  of  120 
amperes,  with  glass  jars  of  type  13-F,  allowing  for  100%  increase  in  capacity. 

The  Gas  Engine  equipment  is  of  sufficient  capacity  to  take  the  average  load 
during  the  heavy  travel  in  summer,  the  battery  taking  all  fluctuations  above  the 
average  and  maintaining  a  steady,  full  load  on  the  generator. 

The  fuel  costs  at  this  station  have  been  within  three  and  four  tenths  of 
a  cent  per  K.  W.,  using  crude  oil  at  $1.13  per  barrel. 

Bulletin  No,  45  with  full  particulars  regarding  the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


HONOLULU  RAPID  TRANSIT  AND  LAND  CO* 
HONOLULU,  H.  T. 

This  company  operates  an  extensive  system  of  street  railways  in  the  city 
of  Honolulu,  H.  T.  While  Honolulu  is  comparatively  a  small  city,  especially 
when  the  white  population  is  considered,  to  maintain  a  plant  of  this  size,  still  it 
has  been  a  great  success  financially  and  economically,  both  of  which  results 
have  in  no  small  degree  been  secured  by  reason  of  the  character  of  the  high- 
grade  power  plant  installation.  This  plant  will  compare  favorably  with  any 
similar  installation  anywhere  in  this  country  and  consists  of  the  following: 

Boilers.    Three  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers. 

Engines.    Three  Tandem  Horizontal  Heavy  Duty  Hamilton  Corliss  Engines,  each  arranged  for 

D.  C.  to  300  KW  generator. 
Economizer.    Green's  Fuel  Economizer. 
Condensing  Apparatus.     Three  Wheeler  "Admiralty"  Surface  Condensers  with  combined  air 

and  circulating  pumps. 
Heater.    Goubert  Auxiliary  Vertical  Feed  Water  Heater. 
Separators.    Three  Stratton  Receiver  Separators  of  especially  large  capacity. 
Lubricating   System.    Siegrist  Automatic  Oiling  System  complete  with  pumps,  tables,  special 

oil  cups,  etc. 
Feed  Pumps.    Two  Snow  Duplex  Boiler  Feed  Pumps. 
Gravity  Return  System.     Holly   Patent  Gravity    Return  System,  returning  to  the  boilers  all 

drips  and  condensation  from  separator,  receivers,  piping,  etc. 
Fuel  Oil  System.      Complete  equipment  of  pumps,  heaters,  regulators,  air  chambers,   burners 

and  connections  for  oil  burning. 
Valves  and  Flanges.    Chapman  Valves  and  Chapman  Flanges  used  throughout. 
Miscellaneous.    Pipe  and  fittings,  various  steam  auxiliaries  and  appliances. 

Bulletin  No.  48  with  full  particulars  regarding  the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


HILO  ELECTRIC    POWER  CO. 

HILO,  HAW  An 


This  company  owns  the  water  power  transmission  system  at  Hilo,  and,  it 
being  thought  advisable  to  install  a  reserve  steam  power  plant,  the  management 
decided,  after  a  thorough  canvass  of  modern  steam  power  plant  work,  to  install 
the  following: 

Boiler.     Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boiler. 

Engine.    250  H.  P.  Tandem  Compound  Condensing  Mcintosh  &  Seymour  Engine. 

Condenser.     One  Independent  Snow  Air  Pump  and  Jet  Condenser. 

Heater.    Vertical  Goubert  Feed  Water  Heater. 

Feed  Pump.    Snow  Duplex  Boiler  Feed  Pump. 

Stack.    Steel  Stack  and  connections. 

Miscellaneous.     Pipe  and  fittings,  and  various  steam  auxiliaries  and  appliances. 

Bulletin  No.  51  with  full  particulars   regarding  the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


CONSOLIDATED  CANAL  CO. 

MESA,  ARIZ. 

«£*  «£* 

This  Company  is  the  owner  of  a  large  tract,  some  30,000  acres,  of  the  rich 
land  around  Mesa,  Ariz.,  a  small  town  near  Phoenix.  The  Company  owns  an 
extensive  system  of  water  power  and  irrigation  canals.  They  propose  to 
raise  beef  cattle  for  the  market.  Heretofore  they  have  been  handicapped 
in  their  electric  power  work  by  low  water,  and  the  high  grade  steam  plant 
described  below,  was  selected  to  determine  if  they  could  profitably  produce 
power  with  steam  for  the  purpose  of  raising  water  for  irrigation,  for  various  parts 
of  their  tract.  They  have  a  central  generating  station,  current  being  taken  to 
sub-stations  where  electrically  driven  pumps  are  operated,  to  elevate  water  to 
the  level  required  for  that  particular  section. 

This  plant  was  contracted  for  in  February,  1903,  and  will  be  put  in  operation 
this  coming  summer.  The  outcome  will  be  watched  with  much  interest  for  if 
successful,  it  will  open  a  new  and  profitable  employment  for  large  sections  of 
Arizona  land  having  water  available  for  irrigation  by  pumping. 

The  plant  is  perhaps  the  most  complete  and  contains  the  highest  grade 
equipment  that  has  been  installed  in  Arizona  to  date.  It  consists,  in  part,  as 
follows: 

Boilers.    Two  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers  of  forged  steel  construction  throughout. 

Engine.    Tandem  Compound  Mcintosh   &   Seymour  Engine  arranged  for  operating  300  KW 

generators. 
Condenser.    Wheeler  Admiralty  surface  condenser. 

Air  Pump.    Edwards  Independent  steam  driven  crank  and  flywheel  pump. 
Heater.    Goubert  Vertical  Heater. 
Separator.    Stratton  steam  separator. 
Circulating  Pump.    Wheeler  Centrifugal  pump. 

Valves.    Chapman  straightway,  double  seated,  gate  valves  and  Chapman  valves  throughout. 
Oil  System.    Complete  equipment  consisting  of  pumps,  heater,  automatic  regulators,  thermome- 

tors,  etc. 
Miscellaneous.    Various  other  special  steam  auxiliaries  and  appliances. 

Bulletin  No.  47  with  full  particulars  regarding  the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


SACRAMENTO  ELECTRIC,  GAS  &  RAILWAY  CO. 

SACRAMENTO,  CAL. 


This  plant  is  noteworthy  as  being  practically  the  first  high  grade  economical 
steam  plant  installed  on  this  coast  as  a  reserve  plant  for  electric  power 
transmission.  The  electric  plant  at  Folsom  was  one  of  the  first  started  in  this 
State,  and  due  to  periods  of  low  water  in  the  American  River  at  a  lime  when 
the  power  was  most  urgently  required,  it  was  found  necessary  to  install  this  plant 
at  Sacramento,  the  prime  necessity  being  an  engine  that  would  stand  a  heavy 
overload. 

The  contract  called  for  an  engine  of  about  500  HP.  capacity,  at  most 
economical  load— yet  in  the  daily  operatiou  of  this  engine  time  and  again  cards 
have  been  taken  showing  from  950  to  1000  HP.  developed.  The  character  of 
a  number  of  the  largest  power  plants  that  are  installed  on  this  coast  as  steam 
reserve  for  electric  power  transmission  are  directly  traceable  to  the  remarkable 
performance  of  this  pioneer  plant. 

The  steam  plant  equipment,  in  part,  consists  of  the  following: 

Boilers.    Two  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boilers. 

Engines.  500  HP.  Tandem  Compound  Mcintosh  &  Seymour  Engine  with  rope  drive  con- 
nection to  a  counter  shaft,  upon  which  are  mounted  the  motors  which  receive  their  current 
from  the  Folsom  electric  power  transmission  system. 

Condenser.    Snow  Jet  Condenser. 

Separator.     Stratton  Receiver  Separator. 

Heater.    Open  Type  Feed  Water  Heater  and  Filter. 

Fuel  Oil  System.    Consisting  of  Snow  Pumps,  Heater,  Etc.,  controlled  by  Spencer  Regulator 

Feed  Pumps.    Snow  Feed  Pumps. 

Oil  Pumps.    Snow  Oil  Pumps. 

Miscellaneous.    Various  other  steam  auxiliaries,  appliances,  etc. 

Bulletin  No.  46  with  full  particulars  regarding  the  steam 
power  plant  of  this  installation  will  be  furnished  on  application. 


CENTRIFUGAL  PUMPING  PLANTS* 


The  publishers  have  made  a  specialty  of  centrifugal  pumping  plants  and 
have  designed  and  installed  some  of  the  largest  and  most  modern  on  the 
Pacific  Coast,  prominent  among  which  could  be  mentioned  the  following: 

BRITISH  COLUMBIA  GOVERNMENT. 

For  reclamation  work  on  the  Matsqui  Dykes.  Two  plants  having  30" 
Centrifugal  Pumps  operated  by  Hamilton  Corliss  Engines,  with  Babcock  & 
Wilcox  Boilers.  High-grade  condensing  outfits  and  equipment  of  auxiliaries 
and  steam  appliances. 

ARCHIE  BORLAND. 

MENDOTA,  CAL. 

Twenty-six-inch  Centrifugal  Pumping  Plant  operated  by  Hamilton  Corliss 
Engine,  with  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boiler.  High-grade  condensing  outfit  and 
equipment  of  auxiliaries  and  steam  appliances. 


MIDDLE  RIVER  NAVIGATION  &  CANAL  COMPANY. 

STOCKTON,  CAL. 

This  plant  has  many  novel  features.  The  main  Pump  is  a  26"  Centrifugal, 
direct  connected  to  compound  Ideal  Engine,  with  special  governing  feature 
providing  automatic  regulation  under  all  conditions  of  head  and  loads  due  to 
variations  in  height  of  water.  Steam  is  furnished  by  Semi-marine  Babcock  & 
Wilcox  Boiler  (steel  cased).  Wheeler  condensing  apparatus  and  very  complete 
equipment  of  auxiliaries  and  steam  appliances  used.  This  plant  is  installed  on 
a  wooden  barge,  providing  a  floating  pumping  plant  for  operation  at  different 
places  on  the  river  or  sloughs,  permitting  plant  to  be  used  either  for  irrigation, 
drainage  or  fire  purposes.  It  is  considered  that  the  equipment  of  the  Middle 
River  Navigation  &  Canal  Company  is  the  most  complete  and  economical  of  its 
kind  that  has  yet  been  installed  on  this  Coast. 

Photographs  or  descriptive  matter  of  any  of  the  above 
plants  will  be  mailed  to   interested  parties  on   application. 


ADDITIONAL. 


Among  many  other  prominent  corporations,  firms  and  individuals  on  the 
Pacific  Coast  for  whom  complete  or  partial  plants  have  been  installed,  the  pub- 
lishers refer  to  the  following: 


Atlantic  Gulf  and  Pacific  Co.  - 

Stauffer  Chemical  Co.        - 

Giant  Powder  Co.,  Consolidated 

Hebrew  Orphan  Asylum  - 

Examiner  Building      ----- 

Gaston  Ridge  Mining  Co. 

Spring  Valley  Water  Works  - 

Pacific  Power  Co.  - 

San  Francisco  L.as  &  Electric  Co.      - 

San  Francisco  Brewing  Co. 

California  Wine  Association 

Buckingham  &  Hecht       ...  - 

Sutro  Railway  Co.       --_--- 

Lane  Hospital        ----- 

St.  Francis  Hotel  ----- 

Eureka  Glue  Works  ...  - 

Ferry  Building  - 

Legallet  Hellwig  Tanning  Co. 

Pacific  Power  Co.         ----- 

Oakland,  San  Leandro  and  Haywards  Elec.  Ry.  Co. 

Oakland  Transit  Co.  - 

Anson  Blake    ------ 

Oakland  Gas,  Light  and  Heat  Co. 
Alameda,  Oakland  and  Piedmont  Ry.  Co.   - 
Cal.  Institute  Deaf,  Dumb  and  Blind 
University  of  California  - 

Borland  Pumping  Plant     -  -  -  - 

Solano  Electric  Light  and  Power  Co. 

Kullman,  Salz  &  Co. 

Consolidated  Light  and  Power  Co.   -  -  - 

Vallejo  Electric  Light  and  Power  Co.     - 

Ventura  Land  and  Power  Co.  - 

San  Diego  Brewery  -  - 

San  Diego  Electric  Railway  Co.         - 

Mare  Island  Navy  Yard 

Mountain  Copper  Co.  - 

Dutch  Mining  and  Milling  Co. 

Vacaville  Water  &  Light  Co.  -  - 

Western  Beet  Sugar  Co.    - 

W.  T.  Reid,  Belmont  School 

Oxnard  Construction  Co.  - 

Hotel  del  Coronado     ----- 

San  Joaquin  Power  Co.  - 

Cal.  &  Hawaiian  Sugar  Refining  Co. 

Middle  River  Navigation  and  Canal  Co. 

Sawyer  Tanning  Co.  -  -        •    - 

Eagle  Shawmut  Mining  Co.    - 

Temescal  Water  Co.  - 


San  Francisco 
San  Francisco 
San  Francisco 
San  Francisco 
San  Francisco 
San  Francisco 
San  Francisco 
San  Francisco 
San  Francisco 
San  Francisco 
San  Francisco 
San  Francisco 
San  Francisco 
San  Francisco 
San  Francisco 
San  Francisco 
San  Francisco 
San  Francisco 
San  Francisco 
Oakland,  Cal. 
Oakland,  Cal. 
Oakland,  Cal. 
Oakland,  Cal. 
Alameda,  Cal. 
Berkeley,  Cal. 
Berkeley,  Cal. 
Mendota,  Cal. 
Benicia,  Cal. 
Benicia,  Cal. 
Redwood  City,  Cal. 
Vallejo,  Cal. 
Ventura,  Cal. 
San  Diego,  Cal. 
San  Diego,  Cal. 
Mare  Island,  Cal. 
Keswick,  Cal. 
amestown,  Cal. 
acaville.  Cal. 
Watsonville,  Cal. 
Belmont,  Cal. 
Oxnard,  Cal. 
Coronado  Beach,  Cal. 
Fresno,  Cal. 
Crockett,  Cal. 
Stockton.  Cal. 
Napa,  Cal. 
Chinese,  Cal. 
Corona,  Cal. 


v 


ADDITIONAL*— Continued- 


* 


Cal.  Vigorit  Powder  Co. 

Distilled  Ice  &  Cold  Storage  Co. 

Los  Angeles  Traction  Co. 

Edison  Electric  Co.  - 

Los  Angeles  Paper  Co. 

Los  Angeles  &  Pacific  R.  R.  Co. 

Los  Angeles  Railway  Co.       - 

Redlands  Electric  Light  &  Pov\  er  Co.     - 

Bisbee  Improvement  Co. 

Gordon  McLean    ----- 

Phoenix  Railway  Co. 

Phoenix  Light  &  Fuel  Co. 

Phoenix  Water  Co.      - 

Ashland  Light  &  Power  Co. 

Oregon  Water  Power  &  Railway  Co. 

University  of  Utah  - 

Puget  Sound  Naval  Station    - 

Everett  Pulp  &  Paper  Co.  - 

Everett  Electric  Ry.  Co. 

Cascade  Steam  Laundry 

Seattle  Electric  Co.      -  -  -  - 

Seattle  Brewing  &  Malting  Co.     - 

Tacoma  Smelting  Co.  - 

Washington  Agricultural  College 

Vancouver  Electric  Light  &  Power  Co. 

Ballard  Electric  Co.  - 

British  Columbia  Government  (Pumping  Plants  for 

Matsqui  Dykes)  - 

Appolo  Consolidated  Mining  Co. 
Northwest  Light  &  Power  Co.  - 
Chas.  S.  Desky  - 

Castle  &  Cook,  Ltd.  - 

Hackfield  &  Co.  - 

American  Sugar  Co.  -  - 

Kahuku  Plantation       - 

Waialulu  Agricultural  Co.  -  -  - 

Ewa  Mill  ... 

Ewa  Plantation       ----- 


Point  Isabella,  Cal. 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
Redlands,  Cal. 
Bisbee,  Ariz. 
Morenci,  Ariz. 
Phoenix,  Ariz. 
Phoenix,  Ariz. 
Phoenix,  Ariz. 
Ashland,  Or. 
Portland,  Or. 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 
Bremerton,  Wash. 
Everett,  Wash. 
Everett,  Wash. 
Seattle,  Wash. 
Seattle,  Wash. 
Seattle,  Wa^h. 
Tacoma,  Wash. 
Pullman,  Wash. 
Vancouver,  Wash. 
Ballard,  Wash. 

British  Columbia. 
Unga  Is.,  Alaska. 
Skaguay,  Alaska. 
Honolulu,  H.  T. 
Honolulu,  H.  T. 
Honolulu,  H.  T. 
Honolulu,  H.  T. 
Honolulu,  H.  T. 
Honolulu,  H.  T. 
Honolulu,  H.  T. 
Honolulu,  H.  T. 


The  following  pages  illustrate  our 
leading  lines  of  high  grade  ma- 
chinery which  we  unreservedly  offer 
as  the  "first  choice  of  the  engineer." 

CHAS.   C.  MOORE  Sr  CO., 

Engineers. 


THE  BABCOCK  &  WILCOX  PATENT 
WATER-TUBE  BOILERS. 

We  learn  quite  as  much  through  the  record  of  failures  as  through  the 
results  of  success.  When  a  thing  has  been  once  fairly  tried  and  found  to  be 
impracticable  or  imperfect,  the  knowledge  of  that  trial  forms  a  beacon  light  to 
those  who  come  after,  not  to  run  upon  the  same  rock.  Still  it  is  an  every-day 
occurrence  that  a  device  is  brought  up  as  a  great  improvement  upon  other 
things  which  have  proved  by  their  survival  to  have  been  the  fittest.  This  is 
particularly  the  case  when  a  person  or  firm  have,  by  long  experience,  succeeded 
in  supplying  a  felt  want,  and  developed  a  business  which  promises  to  repay 
them  in  the  end  for  their  trouble  and  outlay.  Immediately  a  class  of  persons 
who  desire  to  reap  where  they  have  not  sown  rush  into  the  market  with  some- 
thing similar,  and  generally  with  some  idea  which  the  successful  party  had  tried 
and  discarded,  claiming  it  as  an  improvement,  and  seek  to  entice  customers, 


who  in  the  end  find  they  have  spent  their  money  for  that  which  satisfieth  not. 
And  not  infrequently  steam  users,  having  been  inadvertently  induced  to  experi- 
ment on  the  ill-digested  plans  of  some  inventor,  unjustly  condemn  the  whole 
class,  and  resolve  henceforth  to  stick  to  the  things  their  fathers  approved. 

The  success  of  the  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Boiler  is  due  to  many  >  ears'  constant 
adherence  to  one  line  of  research,  experimenting  and  practical  working. 

Since  its  introduction  there  have  been  more  than  thirty  water-tube  or  sec- 
tional boilers  put  upon  the  market  by  other  parties,  a  few  of  which  attained  to 
some  distinction  and  sale,  but  all  of  which  have  completely  disappeared,  leaving 
scarcely  a  trace  behind,  save  in  the  memories  of  their  victims. 

It  is  with  the  object  of  protecting  customers  and  friends  from  disappoint- 
ment and  loss  through  such  discarded  ideas  that  these  experiments,  made  in 
the  development  of  the  present  Babcock  &  W'ilcox  Boiler,  are  spoken  of,  the 
value  and  success  of  which  are  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  the  largest  and  most 
discriminating  buyers  continue  to  purchase  them  after  years  of  practical  expe- 
rience with  their  working. 

'Flu-  book  "  Steam"  descriptive  of  above 

will    be  furnished  fire  on   application. 


THE  BABCOCK  &  WILCOX  MARINE 
WATER-TUBE  BOILERS. 

The  marine  engineer  of  to-day,  conversant  with  the  current  literature  of 
his  calling,  is  no  longer  in  doubt  regarding  the  position  cf  the  water-tube  boiler 
for  marine  purposes.     He  is  not  only  convinced  that  it  has  come  to  stay,  but 


is  equally  sure  that  it  will  at  no  late  date  supplant  the  boilers  of  the  fire-tube 
vaiiety  in  all  important  steamers  on  lake  and  sea. 

The  construction  of  the  Babcock  &  Wilcox  Marine  Boiler  embodies  the 
same  well-known  principles  as  the  successful  land  or  stationary  type,  freedom 
of  circulation  and  economy  when  forcing  being  important  factors  of  both 
designs. 


The    book    "Marine  Steam"    descriptive  oj 
above  will  be  furnished  free  on  application. 


McINTOSH  &  SEYMOUR  ENGINES. 


These  engines  are  built  in  many  different  styles,  but  no  matter  for  what 
service  they  are  intended,  but  one  grade  is  built — the  highest.  The  fact  that 
many  of  the  most  prominent  central  stations,  power  plants,  lighting  plants, 
office  buildings,  clubs  and  hotels  have  adopted  these  is  sufficient  proof  of 
their  work. 


The  true  measure  of  the  success  of  these  engines,  and  of  the  quality  of  the 
workmanship  and  materials  used  in  their  construction,  is  the  number  of  them 
that  have  been  sold,  and  the  increase  in  this  number  for  each  year. 

Following  are  the  different  styles,  types  and  services  to  which  these  engines 
have  been  put:  Mill  engines,  lighting  engines,  and  electric  railway  engines, 
built,  simple,  compound,  triple  expansion,  horizontal,  vertical,  tandem  and 
cross,  either  direct  connected  or  belted  types.  Special  engines  to  meet  special 
requirements. 


Special  catalogue  descriptive  of 
the   above  free    on    application. 


HAMILTON  CORLISS  ENGINES. 


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The  workmanship  and  materials  used  in  the  building  of  Hamilton  Corliss 
Engines,  are  first-class  in  every  particular.  All  forgings  are  of  best  open  hearth 
steel  or  hammered  iron.  Castings  subject  to  wear  are  made  of  special  iron  and 
great  care  is  taken  to  make  all  castings  of  the  best  quality.  Engines  are  made 
to  gauge,  so  that  all  parts  will  be  interchangeable. 


This  is  not  introducing  a  new  or  untried  type  of  apparatus,  but  simply 
bringing  to  your  attention  a  Corliss  Engine,  constructed  in  accordance  with  the 
best  engineering  practice  and  embodying  in  its  designs  all  such  improvements 
as  years  of  experience  have  suggested.  An  engine  which  is  reliable  under  the 
most  severe  tests. 

From  the  foundry  to  the  erecting  room  the  best  skill  is  used  in  this  engine's 
manufacture,  and  when  it  reaches  the  erecting  room,  it  is  ready  for  immediate 
and  continuous  duty  as  its  final  resting  place. 


Special  catalogue  descriptive  oj 
above  sent  free  on   application. 


IDEAL  STEAM  ENGINES, 


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Simplicity,  the  central  idea  in  the  design  and  the  examination  of  an  Ideal 
engine,  enforces  the  conviction  that  this  idea  has  been  wrought  successfully  into 
form,  giving  an  engine  which  is  matchless  in  simple,  direct,  substantial  con- 
struction. 

These  are  the  elements  needed  in  an  engine  built  for  business.  Among  the 
many  features  which  gives  distinction  to  the  Ideal  engine,  accessibility  to  all 
working  parts  and  the  ease  of  making  adjustments  deserve  mention. 


The  Ideal  engine  is  known  the  world  over  as  the  "self-oiling  engine."  It  is 
the  first  engine  in  which  the  oiling  of  all  working  parts  has  been  brought  under 
a  comprehensive  system  in  which  there  is  a  constant  distribution  and  return  of 
the  oil  on  the  circulatory  principal. 

All  Ideal  engines  embody  the  Ideal  self-oiling  system  which  is  covered  by 
letters  patent  granted  to  Albert  L.  Ide,  and  to  this  feature  is  due  not  a  small 
share  of  the  success  and  popularity  of  this  engine. 

This  system  is  as  constant  as  the  action  of  mass  and  molecular  gravitation 
upon  which  it  depends.  It  uses  no  moving  mechanism  which  can  wear  out  or 
become  deranged,  but  merely  brings  into  co-operation  for  the  performance  of 
this  special  function,  the  inherent  forces  already  at  play  within  the  engine. 


Special  catalogue  .descriptive 
of  this  free    on    application. 


PHOENIX  AUTOMATIC  CUT-OFF  ENGINES. 

Ifthereisone  requirement  more  than  another  essential  in  the  high-speed 
engine  for  electric  work,  it  is  absolute  reliability  and  readiness  for  service  at  all 
times  and  under  all  conditions. 

Economy  of  fuel  is  also  a  matter  of  prime  importance,  but  it  should  be  con- 
sidered that  the  best  economy  is  not  that  which  is  shown  at  the  preliminary  test 
when  the  engine  is  new,  but  rather  that  which  can  be  maintained  year  after 
year  under  the  conditions  of  service.  It  must  be  economy  that  does  not  disap- 
pear af.er  a  year  or  two,  as  the  result  of  leaky  valves,  badly  worn  surfaces  and 
heavily  increased  friction.     These  engines  are  simplified  as  far  as  possible.     No 


other  high-speed  engine  on  the  market  contains  so  small  a  number  of  working 
parts. 

The  merit  of  any  engine  is  shown  not  so  much  by  the  performance  of  a  sin- 
gle plant  under  favorable  conditions,  and  nursed  by  a  trusty  engineer  as  by  the 
average  of  a  number  of  engines  under  all  the  conditions,  good,  bad  and  indiffer- 
ent, of  actual  service. 

It  was  to  meet  these  conditions  that  the  Phoenix  Automatic  Cut-Off  En- 
gines were  designed  and  constructed,  and,  as  evidence  of  their  success,  after 
building  numbers  of  high-speed  engines  for  a  long  term  of  years,  it  is  possible 
to  refer  to  any  engine  that  has  been  sent  out  and  to  every  customer  to  whom 
they  have  been  sold.  There  is  not  one  as  far  as  known,  from  whom  a  handsome 
testimonial  cannot  be  obtained. 

Special  catalogue  descriptive  of 
above  sent  free   on    application. 


THE  NEW  YORK  SAFETY  ENGINES. 


During  the  period  which  the  manufacturers  of  the  New  York  Safety  En- 
gine have  devoted  to  engine  building  over  (i,000  engines  of  their  construction 
have  been  sold  and  are  to-day  at  woik.  They  comprise  a  great  variety  of 
types  and  sizes,  they  building  both  horizontal  and  vertical  engines  for  stationary 


work,  and  upright   engines   for  marine  work,  all   told  more  than  100  patterns 
differing  in  either  style  or  size. 

They  have  always  sold  their  productions  at  their  merits — first-class  goods 
at.  reasonable  prices.  Being  well  designed,  well  built  and  reliable,  they  have 
become  well  known  and  popular  throughout  the  world.  Their  future  policy 
will  be  strictly  in  line  with  their  past  history.  It  has  been  their  constant  aim 
to  produce  the  best  steam  engines  in  the  market. 


Special  catalogue  descriptive  of 

above   sent  free    on   application. 


WESTINGHOUSE  GAS  AND  OIL  ENGINES. 


The  Westing-house  Gas  Engine  is  the  pioneer  of  gas  engines  in  large  units, 
they  having  through  the  past  few  years  practically  demonstrated  the  tact  that 
the' same  dependence  can  be  placed  on  this  source  of  power  as  was  heretofore 
only  to  be  secured  from  the  better  types  of  steam  machinery. 

To-day  Westinghouse  gas  engine  plants  are  in  evidence  with  units  as  large 
as  1500  H.  H.  P.,  and  totaling  in  many  installations  several  thousand  horse- 
power; in  vertical,  horizontal,  single  and  double-acting  types,  and  meeting  the 
requirements  of  the  most  difficult  classes  of  service. 


Plants  are  operating  for  electric  light,  power  and  railway  service,  in  office 
buildings  and  industrial  establishments  throughout  the  United  States,  and  in 
connection  with  various  classes  of  fuels  and  gas  processes.  Much  of  die  suc- 
cess achieved  by  these  engines  is  unquestionably  due  to  superior  design  and 
construction  of  such  parts  as  the  cylinders,  pistons,  connecting  rods,  crank 
shafts,  bearings,  etc.,  while  moderate  costs  for  complete  equipments,  as  com- 
pared with  any  other  known  source  of  power,  have  created  a  tremendous 
growth  in  this  department. 

Westinghouse  gas  and  oil  engine  plants  are  installed  complete  on  a  basis  of 
absolute  guarantees  for  any  service,  and  for  use  in  connection  with  the  Dowson, 
Taylor,  Mond,  Loomis  Pettibone  or  other  producer  gas  systems,  natural  gas, 
illuminating  gas,  gasoline,  distillate,  and  the  Chas.  C.  Moore  &  Co  s  crude  oil 
system. 

Special  catalogue  descriptive  of 
%above  scut  free   on    application. 


GREEN'S   PATENT  FUEL  ECONOMIZERS. 
J.  * 

It  is  a  recognized  fact  that  the  most  economical  boilers  are  those  which 
have  the  most  rapid  circulation,  and  to  obtain  this  circulation  the  temperature  of 
the  escaping  gases  must  leave  the  boiler  considerably  above  the  temperature  of 
the  steam.  What  this  ratio  should  be  to  obtain  the  highest  economical  resulis 
is  a  subject  on  which  engineers  differ  very  widely.  With  the  high  pressure  now 
in  use,  and  gradually  increasing,  the  temperature  of  the  gases  increases  in  pro- 
portion to  tne  temperatnre  of  the  steam  generated,  and  thus  the  necessity  of 
economizers  becomes  greater  to  utilize  this  heat. 


The  advantages  of  an  economizet£may  be  summed  up  as  follows: 
Saving  from  ten  to  twenty  per  cent  in  fuel.  Heating  the  feed  water 
economically  to  high  temperatures,  considerably  above  what  can  be  obtained 
by  other  means.  A  great  volume  of  water  always  in  reserve  at  the  evaporative 
point,  ready  for  immediate  delivery  to  the  boilers.  Utilizing  in  a  practical  way 
heat  from  the  escaping  gases  which  otherwise  would  go  to  waste.  Prolonging 
the  life  of  boilers  by  high  temperature  of  feed  water,  preventing  the  usual 
expansion  and  contraction.  Considerable  sediment  in  the  feed  water  being 
deposited  in  the  economizer  ( whence  it  can  easily  be  blown  off )  by  reason  of 
slow  circulation  and  high  temperature  obtained.  Increasing  the  boiler  efficiency 
by  adding  to  its  heating  surface. 

Special    catalogue   descriptive   of  the 
above  will  be  sent  free  on  application . 


MINING  MACHINERY. 

THE   HOLTHOFF  MACHINERY  COMPANY, 
CUDAHY,  WISC. 

This  Company's  experience  in  designing  milling  and  metallurgical  machi- 
nery, and  in  designing  complete  plants,  has  extended  over  a  period  of  many 
years,  and  this  experience,  together  with  the  fact  that  they  are  in  close  touch  with 
eminent  metallurgists,  places  them  in  a  position  to  supply  their  customers  with 
machinery  of  the  latest  and  most  improved  type,  and  with  plans  for  its  installa- 
tion in  accordance  with  up-to-date  and  practical  methods  of  handling  ore  so  as 
to  obtain  the  best  commercial  as  well  as  metallurgical  results. 

To  withstand  the  hard  usage  to  which  mining  and  reducing  machinery  is 
subjected,  it  must  be  constructed  of  material  suitable  for  the  work  it  is  to  per- 
form.    It  is  known  by  practical  experience  what  this  means  to  the  purchaser 


frequently  located  many  miles  from  theJKfilvvay  connection,  and  it  is  their  pur- 
pose to  build  only  the  best  and  most  substantial 

This  Company  builds  machinery  for  stamp  mills,  chlorination  mills,  cyanide 
mills,  concentration  and  combination  mills,  sampling  works,  silver-lead,  copper 
and  pyritic  smelting  works,  copper  bessermerizing  plants,  mine  equipments, 
boilers,  and  all  kinds  of  heavy  sheet  metal  work,  hoisting  engines,  blowing 
engines,  and  transmission  machinery. 

Special  care  used  in  boxing  and  packing  machinery  for  mule-back  transpor- 
tation; no  packages  to  weigh  more  than  300  pounds,  and  whenever  possible, 
only  150  pounds. 

Particular  attention  will  be  given  to  building  machinery  and  making  plans  to 
meet  special  conditions,  and  to  carry  out  the  ideas  of  progressive  metallurgists. 

Special  catalogue   descriptive   of  the 
above  will  be  sent  free  on  application. 


WHEELER  ADMIRALTY  SURFACE  CONDENSERS. 


The  surface  condenser  is  the  modern  development  of  the  jet  condenser,  so 
called  from  the  introduction  of  a  jet  or  spray  of  cold  water  into  a  closed  vessel, 
from  which  the  air  has  been  exhausted,  in  intimate  coniact  with  the  exhaust 
steam,  thus  causing  the  same  to  be  condensed  in  the  surface  condenser;  the 
result  is  obtained  without  commingling  the  exhaust  steam  and  circulating  water, 
so  that  the  latter  may  be  alka'ine,  salt,  muddy,  or  impregnated  with  impurities,, 
without  affecting  the  quality  of  the  condensed  steam. 


C  'KMI3T  STCJUH  INLTT 


CONDEUMO  STUT  OUTLET 


Wheeler  condensers  are  made  either  cylindrical  or  rectangular  in  shape. 
The  improved  rectangular  is  strongly  recommended,  owing  to  a  special 
arrangement  for  reducing  the  velocity  of  the  steam,  together  with  a  large 
storage  capacity,  an  extremely  desirable  feature  in  connection  with  large  units, 
such  as  are  encountered  in  electric  light  and  power  stations,  rolling  mills,  blast 
furnaces,  dredges,  etc.,  where  sudden  and  variable  loads  are  to  be  provided  for. 

Wheeler  condensers  built  of  capacities  ranging  trom  25  H.  P.  to  10,000 
H.  P.,  to  suit  all  conditions  and  specifications.  Shells  of  cast  iron,  steel,  copper 
or  brass  will  be  furnished  when  desired. 


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above  will  be  sent  fre 


criptive  of  the 
on  application. 


BARNARD  WHEELER  COOLING  TOWERS* 


With  the  advent  of  the  cooling  tower  the  advantages  to  be  gained  from  run- 
ning "  condensing  "  are  placed  within  the  reach  of  every  steam  user.  Its  func- 
tion is  to  cool  the  circulating  water,  so  that  it  may  be  used  over  and  over  again 
in  the  condenser. 

The  introduction  of  the  Barnard  Wheeler  Fanless  Self-cooling  Water  Tow- 
ers brings  into  play  all  the  desirable  features  of  the  Barnard  Tower  Fan  Type, 
but  dispenses  with  the  use  of  fans  for  creating  a  draught,  and  consequently 
eliminates  a  constant  source  of  expense,  viz:  the  power  necessary  to  run  them. 

The  field  into  which  this 
device  enters  is  almost 
boundless.  A  mining  or  any 
steam  plant  located  where 
water  and  coal  are  hauled 
or  conveyed  in  an  expen- 
sive manner,  is  practically 
compelled  to  run  non-con- 
densing unless  resort  is  made 
to  the  cooling 
tower,  when  all 
the  economy  of 
a  condensing 
system  is  gained 
at  a  compara- 
tively small  cost. 
Power  house 
location  is 
greatly  simpli- 
fied. Those 
which  have  been 
placed  in  remote 
positions  neces- 
sitating long 
lines  of  wiring, 
liable  to  serious 
leaks,  say  noth- 
ing of  the  ad- 
ditional cost  of 
copper  feeders, 
may  with  the  in- 
stallation of  the 
Barnard  tower 
be  located  cen- 
trally. The  same  argument  applies  to  artificial  ice  factories.  Breweries  have 
long  known  the  importance  of  such  a  device.  In  general,  all  steam  users  will 
recognize  in  the  Barnard  Wheeler  Self-cooling  Water  Towers  positive  and 
immediate  money  savers. 

A  common  reduction  of  temperature  by  the  use  of  these  towers  has  been 
from  say  130  degrees  to  between  85  and  90  degrees,  and  when  it  is  remembered 
that  this  is  accomplished  simplv  by  nature's  functions,  the  magnitude  and  impor- 
tance of  this  invention  is  strongly  accentuated. 

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SNOW  STEAM  PUMP. 


The  Snow  Steam  Pump  is  of  the  duplex  pattern,  consisting  of  two  direct 
acting  engines  and  two  double  acting  pumps,  so  coupled  that  the  steam  piston 
of  one  actuates  through  the  medium  of  the  vertical  lever  the  steam  valve  of  the 
other.  The  advantage  of  this  valve  motion  is  obvious.  As  one  of  the  steam 
valves  must  always  keep  open,  the  pump  may  be  started  at  any  point  in  its 
stroke,  thus  making  it  impossible  for  the  pump  to  be  on  a  "  dead-point."  This 
arrangement  also  produces  a  smoothness  and  certainty  of  stroke  that  is  not 
found  in  j-ingle  cylinder  pumps. 


The  speed  of  the  piston  as  it  moves  toward  the  end  of  the  stroke  is  reduced 
to  a  minimum;  finally  pausing  an  instant,  it  allows  all  water  valves  to  seat, 
thereby  obviating  all  possible  shock,  and  producing  a  perfectly  steady  and  uni- 
form flow  of  water.  This  point  is  of  great  superiority;  a  pump  that  runs  without 
jar  or  noise,  from  its  minimum  to  its  maximum  speed,  recommends  itself  for  all 
work  where  the  destructive  jar  of  a  single  cylinder  pump  is  objectionable. 

Snow  Pumps  are  built  for  almost  every  service  where  water,  oil,  gas,  air, 
or  any  liquid  is  to  be  pumped,  and  especially  water  works  pumping  engines 
of  any  capacity  to  give  the  best  efficiency. 


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QUIMBY  SCREW  PUMPS* 

The  general  form  and  construction  of  the  Quimby  Screw  Pump  consist  Of 
four  screws  that  act  as  pistons  in  propelling  the  water,  they  being  mounted  in 
pairs  on  parallel  shafts,  and  are  so  arranged  that  in  each  pair  the  thread  of  the 
one  screw  projects  to  the  bottom  of  the  space  between  the  threads  of  the  oppo- 
site screws.  The  screw-threads  have  flat  faces  and  peculiarly  undercut  sides. 
The  width  of  the  face  and  the  base  of  the  threads  being  one-half  the  pitch,  the 
pump  cylinder  fits  the  perimeters  of  the  threads,  space  enough  being  left  be- 
tween the  screws  and  the  cylinder  and  between  the  intermeshing  threads  to 
allow  a  close  running  fit  without  actual  contact.  There  is  no  end  thrust  of  the 
screws  in  the  bearings,  because  the  back  pressure  of  the  column  of  liquid  is 
delivered  to  the  middle  of  the  cylinder,  and  the  endwise  pressure  upon  the 
screws  in  one  direction  is  exactly  counterbalanced  by  a  like  pressure  in  the 
opposite  direction. 

The  advantages  of  the  Quimby  Screw  Pump  are  as  follows: 
Simplicity  and  durability.     Having  no  valves,  no  internal  packing,  and  no 
small  moving  parts,  there  is  very  little  opportunity  for  the  pump  to  get  out  of 


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order,  and  as  the  screws  are  not  in  contact  with  the  cylinders  or  with  each 
other,  the  consequent  absence  of  wearing  surfaces  gives  the  pump  great  dura- 
bility. To  appreciate  the  simplicity  of  the  Quimby  Pump  it  should  be  compared 
with  other  pressure  pumps  in  common  use,  either  of  the  duplex  or  triplex 
pattern,  particularly  in  the  case  of  electrically  diiven  pumps. 

Efficiency.     These  pumps  have  a  very  wide  efficiency  against  a  wide  range  of 
pressures,  for  the  following  reasons: 

The  power  is  applied  direct;  the  thrust  and  the  back  pressure  of  the  column 
of  liquid  in  the  delivery  pipe  is  perfectly  balanced;  the  absence  of  rubbing  sur- 
face and  consequent  absence  of  internal  fricture;  the  rotary  motion  of  all  the 
moving  parts,  and  the  continuous  flow  of  the  liquid  delivered. 

No  pulsation.  As  the  action  of  the  screws  on  the  liquid  is  continuous,  the 
delivery  is  free  from  pulsation.  By  thus  keeping  the  liquid  in  constant  and  uni- 
form motion  the  efficiency  of  the  pump  is  increased,  and  the  pump  particularly 
suitable  for  certain  specific  purposes. 

Preciprocating  and  centrifugal  pumps  have  a  churning  effect  upon  the 
liquids  handled.  This  churning  effect  is  avoided  by  the  pulseless  delivery  of 
the  Quimby  pump. 

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DEANE  TRIPLEX  POWER  PUMPS. 

The  power  pump  differs  from  the  direct  driven  steam  pump  in  two  principal 
features: 

First — The  speed  of  the  plunger  in  a  power  pump  is  not  uniform  through- 
out the  stroke,  as  the  crank  must  necessarily  move  in  a  circle,  while  the  plunger 
travels  in  a  straight  line.  The  velocity  of  the  plunger,  therefore,  rapidly  increases 
from  the  beginning  of  the  stroke,  is  maximum  at  the  center  of  the  cylinder,  and 
decreases  from  a  point  about  three-quarters  to  the  end  of  the  stroke. 

Second — The  elasticity  of  the  fluid  handled  by  a  power  pump  does  not  com- 
pensate for  the  vibration  in  the  load,  while  in  a  steam  pump  any  variation  is 
easily  cared  for  by  the  elasticity  of  the  steam. 


It  is  principally  from  these  two  facts  that  it  has  been  found  necessary  to 
make  use  of  the  triplex  design.  In  fact,  the  design  and  construction  of  a  power 
pump  requires  years  of  experience  with  this  particular  class  of  machinery  in 
order  to  assure  a  successful  operation  of  the  pump  when  installed.  This  fact 
has  been  demonstrated  from  the  number  of  power  pump  wrecks,  which  is  much 
greater  than  that  of  steam  pumps. 

The  Deane  Power  Pump  is  the  result  of  over  thirty  years'  experience  in 
the  designing  and  constructing  of  power  pumping  machinery,  and  the  1900  pat- 
tern of  the  Deane  Vertical  Triplex  Power  Pump  represents  not  only  the  best 
engineering,  but  also  the  best  design,  material  and  workmanship  that  has  ever 
been  put  into  a  machine  of  this  class. 

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THE  EDWARDS  PATENT  AIR  PUMPS* 


The  adoption  of  the  Edwards  Air  Pump  by  so  large  a  number  of  the  lead- 
ing" marine  engineers  may  be  regarded  as  a"  hall  mark  "  of  its  reliability  and 
efficiency.  The  great  responsibility  attached  to  his  position  naturally  tends  to 
make  the  superintendent  engineer  for  a  fleet  of  steamers  somewhat  reluctant  to 
adopt  any  specialty  until  it  has  been  subjected  to,  and  has  successfully  emerged 
from  the  only  really  satisfactory  test,  viz:  prolonged  trials  under  actual  working 
condiiions  at  sea. 

Up  to  this  date  the  Edwards  Patent  Air  Pump  has  been  fitted  to  over  500 


vessels,  many  of  them  twin  screws,  and  the  total  number  of  pumps  built  or  on 
order  for  marine  and  land  purposes  exceeds  1000.  These  facts  speak  for  them- 
selves, and  show  that  engineers  generally  have  realized  the  great  advantages 
possessed  by  the  Edwards  Air  Pump  over  the  old  type  of  pump  fitted  with  foot 
and  bucket  valves. 

The  essential  conditions  of  success,  namely,  simplicity  of  design  and  con- 
struction combined  with  a  very  high  standard  of  efficiency,  are  embodied  in  the 
Edwards  pump.  A  brief  description  of  its  leading  features  and  advantages 
would  be  appreciated  by  all  those  whose  interests  lie  either  in  increasing  the 
efficiency  of  their  engines  and  thereby  reducing  their  annual  coal  bill,  or  in 
maintaining  a  reputation  for  building  engines  which,  together  with  their  accesso- 
ries, are  economical,  efficient,  and  thoroughly  reliable. 

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above  will  be  sent  free  on  application. 


GOUBERT  FEED  WATER  HEATERS, 


The  Goubert  Feed  Water  Heater  as  illustrated  herewith,  shows  in  its  latest 
construction  the  result  of  the  best  engineering  experience  in  the  utilization  of 
exhaust  steam. 

The  feed  water  admitted  at  the  bottom  proceeds  directly  through  the  tubes 
into  the  boiltr,  while  exhaust  steam  taken  into  shell  outside  the  tubes  heats  the 
feed  water  to  the  highest  degree  possible  through  the  use  of  exhaust  steam. 


Every  one  who  has  any  knowledge,  theoretical  or  practical,  of  the  use  of 
steam  will  readily  admit  the  desirability  of  employing  some  apparatus  by  which 
the  water  can  be  heated  before  it  is  admitted  to  the  boiler.  The  capacity  of  the 
boiler  is  therefore  not  only  much  increased,  but  the  immense  strain  to  which  its 
structure  is  subjected  by  the  sudden  and  violent  changes  in  temperature  that 
follow  the  admission  of  cold  water  is  entirely  obviated,  adding  largely  to  its  life 
and  usefulness. 

If,  as  in  the  case  of  the  Goubert  Heater,  it  can  also  be  shown  conclusively 
that  it  is  possible  to  raise  the  temperature  of  the  feed  water  to  210  and  212  degrees 
Fahrenheit  bv  the  use  of  exhaust  steam  that  would  otherwise  go  to  waste,  the 
advantages  of  such  an  arrangement  become  too  obvious  to  require  further  argu- 
ment. 

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THE  STRATTON  SEPARATORS* 


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The  Stratton  Separator  is  based  on  the  principle  that  if  a  rotative  motion  is 
imparted  to  the  steam,  all  the  liquid  particles  it  may  contain,  being  heavier  than 
the  steam,  acquire  centrifugal  force  and  are  projected  to  the  outside  of  the 
current. 

The  current  steam  on  entering  the 
separator  is  deflected  by  a  curved  par- 
tition and  thrown  tangentially  to  the 
annular  space  at  the  side  near  to  the 
top  of  the  apparatus.  It  is  thus  whirled 
around  with  all  the  velocity  of  influx, 
producing  the  centrifugal  action  which 
throws  the  particles  of  water  against 
the  outer  cylinder. 

These  adhere  to  the  surface,  so 
that  the  water  runs  down  continuously 
in  a  thin  sheet  around  the  outer  shell 
into  the  receptacle  below,  while  the 
steam  following  in  a  spiral  course  to 
the  bottom  of  the  internal  pipe  abruptly 
enters  it,  and  in  a  now  dry  condition 
passes  upward  and  out  of  the  sepa- 
rator water,  all  danger  of  the  steam 
taking  up  again  such  water  after  sepa- 
ration, being'  entirely  avoided. 

As  the  rapid  rotation  of  the  cur- 
rent of  steam  also  imparts,  to  the 
separated  water,  a  whirling  motion, 
which  tends  to  interfere  with  its 
proper  discharge  from  the  apparatus, 
the  separator  has  been  provided 
with  wings  or  ribs  projecting  in- 
wardly at  an  acute  angle  to  the 
course  of  the  current,  thus  break- 
ing up  this  whirling  motion  and  al- 
lowing the  water  to  settle  quieting 
at  the  botton,  whence  it  passes  off 
through  the  drain  pipe. 

The  Stratton  Separator  has  bowl 
or  receiver  capacity  of  from  two  to 
five  times  more  than  any  similar  de- 
vice of  its  kind. 


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CHAPMAN  VALVES  AND  FIRE  HYDRANTS* 

The  Chapman  Valve  Manufacturing  Company  is  the  oldest  and  largest 
manufacturer  of  solid  wedge  gate  valves  in  the  United  States,  and  their  shops 
are  now  the  largest  and  most  thoroughly  equipped  in  existence  devoted  to  the 
manufacture  of  valves.  The  product  consists  of  valves  and  fire  hydrants  and 
their  accessories  for  all  purposes. 

The  Chapman  Gate  Valves  are  of  the  double  faced  solid  wedge  plug  type, 
and  have  a  straightway  passage  the  full  diameter  of  the  connecting  pipe.  This 
is  the  simplest  and  strongest  design  for  the  purpose;  it  requires  the  smallest 


number  of  working  parts  and  offers  the  least  resistance  to  the  passage  of  the 
fluid.  They  are  made  in  all  sizes,  from  one-quarter  inch  upward,  in  both 
straight  and  angle  pattern,  for  all  kinds  of  liquids  and  gases,  for  any  pressure 
desired,  and  of  materials  best  adapted  to  resist  the  action  of  the  substances  to 
be  held. 

Before  leaving  the  works  every  valve  is  tested,  both  opened  and  closed, 
under  a  pressure  sufficient  to  ensure  its  tightness  under  all  working  conditions. 

The  Chapman  Valve  Company's  shops  are  fitted  with  ihe  most  improved 
machinery,  specially  designed  for  this  work.  All  parts  of  the  valves  are  made 
to  ste^l  gauges,  and  to  a  large  extent  are  perfectly  interchangeable.  The  work- 
manship is  of  the  best  in  every  particular. 

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ELECTRICALLY  OPERATED  CHAPMAN  VALVES. 


With  the  steadily  increasing  application  of  electricity  to  all  kinds  of  machi- 
nery a  large  demand  has  arisen  for  valves  to  be  operated  by  electric  motors. 
The  merits  of  the  electric  motor  as  a  means  of  supplying  power  for  a  multitude 
of  purposes,  and  the  ease  with  which  Chapman  valves  can  be  operated,  making 
them  particularly  adapted  to  operation  with  the  electric  motor,  have  led  the 
Chapman  Valve  Manufacturing  Company  to  adopt  this  method  of  operating 
valves  and  si  nice-gates. 

These  valves  have  been  carefully  designed.  They  retain  the  general  feat- 
ures of  excellence  which  distinguish  all  valves  of  Chapman  manufacture,  and 
which  contribute  to  their  uniform  success.     In  addition  thev  contain  the  latest 


and  most  improved  ideas  in  valve  construction,  are  designed  by  experienced 
engineers,  built  by  skillful  workmen,  and  only  the  highest  grade  of  material 
enters  into  their  construction. 

They  are  intended  to  withstand  hard  usage,  and  the  design  may  be  readily 
modified  to  meet  special  requirements.  The  compactness  and  simplicity  in 
construction  of  the  patented  arrangements  make  it  possible  to  use  a  very  small 
motor  for  the  operation  of  these  valves.  However,  the  motors  are  amply  large 
to  open  the  valves  under  all  conditions,  and  in  closing  there  is  no  danger  of 
forcing  valves  to  the  seats  so  tightly  but  what  they  can  be  easily  opened  without 
the  intervention  of  hand  power. 

It  is  felt  in  presenting  such  apparatus  that  the  Chapman  Valve  Manufactur- 
ing Company  are  the  first  to  successfully  design  and  construct  valves  operated 
entirely  by  electricity. 

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THE  LESLIE  PATENT  PRESSURE   REGULATORS. 

Unknown  to  all  except  those  who  have  used  the  Leslie  Pressure  Regulator, 
•engineers  prominent  in  designing  and  operating  in  every  branch  of  Steam  En- 
gineering, knowing  all  the  attempts  which  have  been  made  to  produce  a 
successful  pressure  regulator,  and,  having  witnessed  their  failure,  had  been 
convinced   that  these  efforts  had  made  a  futile  task  until  the  Leslie  Pressure 


Regulator  had,  beyond  a  possible  doubt  in  all  conditions  of  service,  proved  its 
unparalleled  success  in  every  branch  of  steam  engineering. 

The  Leslie  Pressure  Regulator  has  been  in  general  use  in  the  hardest 
kinds  of  service  for  several  years,  during  which  time  it  has  been  subjected  to 
the  most  severe  tests  that  occur  in  practice,  and  has  withstood  the  most 
crucial  and  searching  tests  that  any  regulator  has  ever  been  subjected  to. 

All  parts  of  every  size  regulator  of  every  class  are  made  from  templates, 
thus  making  them  interchangeable. 


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THE  MONARCH  AUTOMATIC  ENGINE  STOP  SYSTEM. 

The  "  Monarch  System"  is  a  system  of  automatic  devices  for  use  in  steam 
and  electric  plants,  and  is  designed  to  add  to  their  efficiency  and  economy  of 
operation  and  maintenance,  and  finally  to  furnish  that  absolute  security  against 
accident  which  is  to  be  had  by  no  other  means. 

The  "  Monarch  System  "  entire  consists  of  four  units — that  is,  the  Engine 
Stop  for  automatically  closing  down  the  engine  in  cases  of  emergency  ;  the 
Special  Limit  for  automatically  preventing  an  excessive  speed  of  an  engine;  the 
Vacuum  Valve  for  automatically  opening  communication  between  the  interior 
of  the  condenser  and  the  atmosphere;  and  the  Circuit  Breaker  Trip  for  auto- 


matically tripping  the  circuit  breaker  in  cases  where  generators  are  operated  in 
multiple;  each  device  performing  its  functions  automatically,  when  the  necessity 
arises,  and  the  whole  constituting  a  system  that  absolutely  insures  the  safety 
and  integrity  of  the  plant  under  all  operative  conditions  and  at  all  times. 

The  "  Monarch  System  "  is  now  in  use  in  the  largest  plants  in  the  country, 
and  has  the  unqualified  endorsement  of  the  leading  engineers.  Not  only  is  it 
urged  as  a  wise  precautionary  measure,  but  it  is  essentially  the  most  modern 
and  highly  perfected  method  of  maintaining  the  power  end  of  a  plant  at  the 
highest  point  of  safety  and  efficiency;  and  when  it  is  remembered  that  the 
power  is  the  life-blood  of  the  plant,  the  great  importance  of  the  subject  may  be 
fairly  estimated. 

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HOPPES  FEED-WATER  HEATERS  AND  PURIFIERS* 


The  designer  of  the  Hoppes  Live  Steam  Feed-Water  Purifier  and  Exhaust 
Steam  Feed-Water  Heater  took  from  nature  the  principle  on  which  the  opera- 
tion of  the  machine  is  mainly  based. 

Observing  the  formation  of  stalactites  in  natural  caves  he  conceived  the 
idea  of  applying  the  same  principle  in  a  machine  for  the  purification  of  water  for 
boiler  purposes. 

Many  methods  suggested  themselves,  but  the  trough-shaped  steel  pans 
were  adopted  as  being  the  simplest  and  most  efficient.  The  pans  are  so  formed 
that  the  water  runs  over  their  edges  and  flows  in  a  thin  film  along  their  under- 
sides to  the  center  before  dropping  into  the  pans  below. 


As  the  steam  enclosed  in  the  shell  comes  in  contact  with  the  thin  film  of 
water,  the  solids  held  in  solution  are  separated  and  adhere  to  the  bottoms  of  the 
pans  in  the  same  manner  that  stalactites  form  on  the  roof  of  natural  caves. 

Before  the  discovery  of  this  principle  the  purification  of  water  holding  sul- 
phates in  solution  was  regarded  as  impracticable;  now,  no  first-class  plant  in 
the  lime  distiicts  is  considered  complete  without  a  Hoppes  Purifier,  and  many 
have  both  the  heater  and  purifier. 

The  Hoppes  Live  Steam  Feed-Water  Heaters  and  Exhaust  Steam  Feed- 
Water  Heaters  are  manufactured  under  the  protection  of  patents  which  cover 
the  principle  and  modif  ed  forms  of  trough,  pans,  plates,  etc.,  of  such  construc- 
tion that  the  lime  and  scale-making  solids  form  on  their  under  sides,  as  stalac- 
tites form  on  the  roof  and  sides  of  natural  caves. 


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REILLY    (QUIGGINS)    PATENT  EVAPORATORS* 

The  formation  of  scale  on  the  heating  surfaces  of  boilers  was  always  objec- 
tionable, and  in  former  days,  when  salt-water  feed  was  used,  the  removal  of 
scale  was  a  tedious  and  disagreeable  task.  With  the  advent  of  high  pressures 
now  common,  scale  on  heating  surfaces  is  very  dangerous,  and  renders  the  use 
of  sea-water  for  "  make-up  feed  "  entirely  inadmissable. 

It  is  necessary,  however,  to  have  some  provision  to  replace  the  losses  which 
occur  at  many  places,  such  as  defective  joints  in  boilers  or  pipes,  leaky  stuffing 


boxes,  etc.  Even  in  the  best  marine  plants  there  is  some  loss.  A  fair  average 
requirement  for  a  plant  in  ordinary  good  condition  is  about  three  tons  of  auxil- 
iary feed-water  per  twenty-four  hours  for  each  1000  H.  P.  of  the  machinery. 

There  are  two  ways  in  which  the  fresh  water  needed  can  be  supplied — the 
storage  of  a  supply  in  special  tanks  or  double  bottoms,  and  distillation  for  sea- 
water.  The  former  has  the  objection  of  increasing  the  displacement  of  the 
vessel,  and  is  only  applicable,  as  a  rule,  in  vessels  making  regular  trips  between 
the  large  ports.  The  latter,  when  properly  arranged,  makes  ample  provision  as 
long  as  there  is  coal  to  raise  steam.  It  has  further  the  great  advantage  of  pro- 
viding absolutely  pure  water  for  drinking  purposes,  which  is  a  specially  valuable 
feature  for  naval  vessels,  yachts,  etc.,  which  go  to  all  parts  of  the  world. 


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INDUSTRIAL  WATER  PURIFYING  AND  SOFTENING 
APPARATUS- 

The  advantages  of  soft  water  are: 

Boilers  are  kept  free  from  scale  and  corrosion. 

Waste  of  coal  is  avoided. 

The  expense  of  removing  scale  is  eliminated. 

Tubes  and  crown  sheets  do  not  require  renewal. 

Boilers  are  kept  in  continuous  service  and  at  high  efficiency. 

The  life  of  the  boiler  is  more  than  trebled. 


Every  ounce  of  scale  forming  calcium  and  magnesium  salts  contained  in  the 
water  to  be  evaporated  must  be  removed  before  the  water  is  converted  into 
steam,  either  by  purification  outside  boiler,  as  in  our  process,  or  as  scale  within 
the  boiler.  Every  ounce  of  scale  deposited  in  the  boiler  must  be-removed  by 
some  vigorous  chemical  or  mechanical  means.  Either  method  is  likely  to 
injure  the  boiler,  and  where  the  latter  method  is  employed  the  expense  for  labor 
is  not  inconsiderable,  to  say  nothing  of  the  increased  boiler  capacity  required 
when  it  is  necessary  to  put  boilers  out  of  commission  at  frequent  intervals  for 
cleaning  and  repairs. 

By  the  Industrial  process,  perfect  feed  water  may  be  obtained  from  almost 
any  kind  of  raw  water  at  an  expense  of  from  two  to  five  cents  per  thousand 
gallons. 

There  is  no  question  as  to  the  cheapest  method  of  getting  the  scale- 
forming  material  out  of  the  water. 

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THE  STEAM   LOOP  AND   HOLLY  GRAVITY 
RETURN  SYSTEM. 


The  Steam  Loop  and  Holly  Gravity  Return  System,  for  convenience  spoken 
of  as  the  "  System,"  is  an  arrangement  of  piping  that  returns  all  water  of  con- 
densation from  steam  pipes  to  boilers  automatically  and  continuously. 

Wherever  water  collects  from  steam  condensation,  in  mains  or  secondary 
piping,  in  cylinder  jackets,  in  reheaters,  in  dry  kilns,  or  steam  kettles,  or  heat- 
ing systems,  no  matter  where,  or  when,  or  how,  the  "System"  diverts  it  from 
where  it  may  do  harm,  and  automatically  delivers  it  back  to  the  boilers  from 
which  it  came.  This  it  does  without  intermission,  while  pressure  is  maintained 
whether  or  not  the  boilers  are  delivering  power.  It  does  not  wait  for  the  water 
to  collect,  and  then  either  drain  it  to  waste  or  perhaps  to  a  hot  well,  from  which 
.a  part  of  it  finally  reaches  the  boilers,  oily  and  minus  a  large  store  of  valuable 
heat,  but  quietly  and  without  interruption,  without  the  aid  of  feed  pumps  or 
other  moving  pirts,  it  maintains  a  circulation  that  returns  the  water  to  the 
boilers  without  oil  and  with  practically  all  its  heat. 

It  is  simple  in  construction,  has  no  moving  parts,  is  continuous,  rapid  and 
positive  in  action,  and  of  the  highest  possible  efficiency  and  economy  in 
opera' ion. 

It  is  applicable  either  before  the  steam  is  used,  as  at  the  throttle  of  the 
•engine,  or  after  the  steam  is  used,  as  in  returning  the  condensed  water  from 
the  jackets,  coils  or  tanks. 

It  secures  dry  steam,  dispenses  with  steam  traps  and  pumps,  saves  coal, 
water  and  oil,  and  gives  protection  against  damage  to  costly  steam  machinery 
from  water  in  cylinders. 

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CHAS-  C  MOORE  &  CO'S  FUEL  OIL  PUMPING  SYSTEM. 


The  purpose  of  this  system  is  to  deliver  oil  under  a  constant  pressure  to 
the  burners  with  the  old  storage  tanks  being  mounted  below  the  level  of  the 
grates,  in  accordance  with  the  rules  established  by  the  underwriters,  the  system 
drawing  the  oil  from  the  storage  tanks,  heating  it  by  means  of  exhaust  steam  to 
the  required  temperature  for  its  proper  atomization,  straining  from  the  oil  all 
foreign  material  which  may  clog  the  burners,  and  delivering  it  to  the  burners  at 
a  uniform  pressure,  regardless  of  the  amount  of  oil  being  used  by  them.     The 


system  is  at  all  times  under  control  of  the  operator,  and  is  specially  adapted  to 
handle  the  heaviest  grades  of  California  oil  with  the  greatest  economy. 

The  successful  applica  ion  of  crude  oil  to  burners  or  furnaces  requires  the 
knowledge  of  persons  thoroughly  familiar  with  this  work. 

The  manufacturers  who  have  made  a  specialty  of  this  have  gone  to  the 
expense  of  carrying  on  a  series  of  tests  covering  a  long  period,  from  which 
results  they  have  been  able  to  design  what  they  consider  the  most  efficient  oil 
burning  system  on  the  market;  it  being  found  that  to  obtain  the  greatest 
economy  it  is  as  essential  to  have  a  perfect  pumping  system  as  it  is  to  have 
proper  arrangement  of  furnace  and  a  good  burner. 

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THE   CHAS-  C  MOORE  &  CO'S   CRUDE   OIL  SYSTEMS 
FOR  GAS  ENGINES* 

For  engines  whose  cylinder  dimensions  do  not  exceed  1S"x14"  an  auto- 
matic vapor  system,  which  is  guaranteed  to  permit  of  close  regulation  at  the 
^engine,  and  of  uninterrupted  service. 


For  engines  with  cylinder  dimensions  exceeding  lS"x  14"  an  automatic 
-combination  fixed  oil  and  water  gas  system,  embodying  the  utmost  refinements 
-as  tending  toward  economy  and  permitting  of  the  use  of  the  heavy  crude  oils. 


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SIEGRIST  AUTOMATIC  OILING  SYSTEM. 


The  Siegrist  Automatic  Oiling  System  to  install  and  operate  is  extremely 
simple  in  every  detail.  Whether  a  small  or  a  large  station,  it  will  lubricate  all 
or  a  part  of  the  machinery  and  make  a  considerable  saving  in  oil  bills. 


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This  system  is  absolutely  reliable  in  delivering  oil  as  desired;  it  being 
perfect  in  construction  insures  accuracy;  the  delivery  is  not  affected  by  changes 
of  heat  or  cold;  it  does  not  depend  on  gravity  but  a  high  steam  pressure,  and 
requires  the  handling  of  the  oil  but  once — from  barrel  to  tank. 


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THE  SPENCER  DAMPER  REGULATORS. 


This  regulator,  unlike  any  regulator  yet  produced,  has  the  power  to  move 
the  damper  or  dampers  in  both  directions  by  water  pressuie  and  is  not  of 
necessity  wide  open  or  shut.  It  will  close  or  open  wide  the  damper  or  dampers 
on  a  variation  of  one  pound  of  steam.  It  makes  a  partial  stroke  and  stands  at 
any  point. 

On  account  of  this  positive  power  in  both  directions,  connections  to  dam- 
pers by  chains  are  dispensed  with  where  possible,  and  no  weights  are  used. 


The  fact  is  emphasized  that  the  Spencer  is  the  only  regulator  working  by 
water  pressure  that  makes  a  partial  stroke  and  stands  at  any  intermediate  pent 
between  the  open  and  closed  position.  By  this  statement  it  is  meant  that 
the  Spencer  will  move  from  the  open  position  to  one-quarter,  one-half,  thiee- 
quarters  or  fractions  thereof,  and  come  to  and  remain  indefinitely  at  a  state  of 
rest,  and  then  return  to  the  open  position,  thereby  making  the  only  true  and 
proper  movement  of  the  damper. 

One  of  these  Regulators  will  govern  from  one  to  twenty  boilers  by  moving 
as  many  individual  dampers  or  one  or  more  main  damper. 


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